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Ryan Best is a visual journalist for FiveThirtyEight.Source
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Where The Latest COVID-19 Models Think We're Headed — And Why They Disagree

Where The Latest COVID-19 Models Think We're Headed — And Why They Disagree

By and As of May 28, 2021, we are no longer updating this project with new COVID-19 forecasts.Models predicting the potential spread of the COVID-19 pandemic have become a fixture of American life. Yet each model tells a different story about the loss of life to come, making it hard to know which one is “right.” But COVID-19 models aren’t made to be unquestioned oracles. They’re not trying to tell us one precise future, but rather the range of possibilities given the facts on the ground.One of their more sober tasks is predicting the number of Americans who will die due to COVID-19....

May 1, 2020
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President: general election Polls

President: general election Polls

Recent polling average updatesSenateHouseGovernorsFilter by poll type or statePolling averages are adjusted based on state and national polls, which means candidates’ averages can shift even if no new polls have been added to this page. .SampleSAMPLE TYPESA ADULTSV VOTERSLV LIKELY VOTERSRV REGISTERED VOTERSPollsterSponsorResultNet resultPollsterResult1,854RV Harris41% Harris41% Harris41% DeSantis38%38%DeSantis  Harris+31,854RV Harris40% Harris40% Harris40% Trump Sr.47%47%Trump Sr.  Trump Sr.+71,854RV Biden42% Biden42% Biden42% Trump Sr.45%45%Trump Sr.  Trump Sr.+3708LV...

June 28, 2018
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Latest Polls

Latest Polls

Recent polling average updatesSenateHouseGovernorsFilter by poll type or stateOur average includes all candidates that Candidates with insufficient polling data are not displayed in the averages. State polling averages are adjusted based on national trends, which means candidates’ averages can shift even in the absence of fresh state polls. .SampleSAMPLE TYPESA ADULTSV VOTERSLV LIKELY VOTERSRV REGISTERED VOTERSPollsterSponsorResultNet resultPollsterResult1,500LV Approve45% Approve45% Approve45% Disapprove53%53%Disapprove  Disapprove+88,384LV Approve46% Approve46% Approve46%...

June 28, 2018
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Hawaii : President: general election Polls

Hawaii : President: general election Polls

Recent polling average updatesSenateHouseGovernorsFilter by poll type or statePolling averages are adjusted based on state and national polls, which means candidates’ averages can shift even if no new polls have been added to this page. .SampleSAMPLE TYPESA ADULTSV VOTERSLV LIKELY VOTERSRV REGISTERED VOTERSPollsterSponsorResultNet resultPollsterResult688LV Biden67% Biden67% Biden67% Trump31%31%Trump  Biden+36688RV Biden65% Biden65% Biden65% Trump31%31%Trump  Biden+341,013LV Biden66% Biden66% Biden66% Trump32%32%Trump  Biden+341,013RV Biden65% Biden65% Biden65%...

June 28, 2018
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Indiana Polls

Indiana Polls

Recent polling average updatesSenateHouseGovernorsFilter by poll type or stateOur average includes all candidates that Candidates with insufficient polling data are not displayed in the averages. State polling averages are adjusted based on national trends, which means candidates’ averages can shift even in the absence of fresh state polls. .SampleSAMPLE TYPESA ADULTSV VOTERSLV LIKELY VOTERSRV REGISTERED VOTERSPollsterSponsorResultNet resultPollsterResult2,111LVThomas McDermottThomas McDermott is a Democratic Party candidate for office. McDermott42% McDermott42% McDermott42%...

June 28, 2018
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Georgia Polls

Georgia Polls

Recent polling average updatesSenateHouseGovernorsFilter by poll type or stateOur average includes all candidates that Candidates with insufficient polling data are not displayed in the averages. State polling averages are adjusted based on national trends, which means candidates’ averages can shift even in the absence of fresh state polls. .SampleSAMPLE TYPESA ADULTSV VOTERSLV LIKELY VOTERSRV REGISTERED VOTERSPollsterSponsorResultNet resultPollsterResult550LV Warnock44% Warnock44% Warnock44% Walker47% Oliver4%47% WalkerMoreWalker+344%47%4%550LV Abrams42% Abrams42% Abrams42% Kemp50%...

June 28, 2018
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Build An NBA Contender With Our Roster-Shuffling Machine

Build An NBA Contender With Our Roster-Shuffling Machine

More NBA:By and How would adding a superstar change your favorite team’s title chances? Could a specific role player be the missing piece for a certain squad? Use this team-building tool to tinker with a roster by “trading” and dropping players — with as many teams as you want, free of salary cap constraints — and watch teams move around in our RAPTOR-based playoff predictions.How would adding a superstar change your favorite team’s chances of winning it all? Could a specific role player be the missing piece for a certain squad? Use this team-building tool to tinker with a roster by adding...

March 4, 2021
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The Best NBA Players, According To RAPTOR

The Best NBA Players, According To RAPTOR

More NBA:RAPTOR WARTotal RAPTOROffensive RAPTORDefensive RAPTOROffensive and defensive ratings for NBA players. Filter or search to find players.Choose season(s)Season(s)'13-'14'14-'15'15-'16'16-'17'17-'18'18-'19'19-'20'20-'21'21-'22Choose a season typeChoose season typeChoose a teamChoose a positionYears of experienceSearch for a playerSearchBox Score RAPTOROn/Off RAPTOROverall RAPTORPlayerTeamPosition(s)MinutesOff.Def.Tot.Off.Def.Tot.Off.Def.Tot.WARNo matching players were foundPlayer link copied to clipboard!Design and development by , and . Statistical model by . Additional...

January 12, 2021
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Which NBA Contracts Were Gems This Season, And Which Were Stinkers?

Which NBA Contracts Were Gems This Season, And Which Were Stinkers?

More NBA:By After 140 days without basketball, NBA action inside the Orlando, Florida, bubble on Thursday. There are eight “regular-season” games left to be played by 22 teams, but those games won’t count toward . So with MVP, Rookie of the Year and the other honors already sewn up, we thought we’d take our own look at pre-Orlando player production through a slightly different lens: which contracts provided the most — and least — value before the season was cut short.We pulled every active NBA contract this season from and compared the salaries of those 516 players to their on-court...

July 29, 2020
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Confederate Statues Were Never Really About Preserving History

Confederate Statues Were Never Really About Preserving History

By by year dedicatedThis data, hand-collected by the , excludes any monuments found on or within battlefields, museums, cemeteries or other places that are largely historical in nature. Monuments with differing dedication dates or sponsors are listed as separate entries in the data — including those that are located in close proximity to, or on the same plot as, another monument.In recent weeks President Trump has railed against across the country — and has been particularly dogged in his of . But his argument that they are benign symbols of America’s past is misleading. An...

July 8, 2020
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