By Joe Garland, Director - Analytics  In the months leading up to the election in Virginia, much was made about Governor Youngkin and the Republican party’s investment in early voting, a stark contrast to the consistent criticism of the practice from former President Trump and many of his staunch supporters. Despite the Democratic sweep in Virginia, TargetSmart set out [...]

TARA Group CEO and TargetSmart Senior Advisor Tom Bonier wrote a guest essay for the New York Times on the growing saliency of abortion rights and the impact the issue will have on the 2024 elections.  You can read the full piece here – a few key excerpts are below:  With two election cycles after the decision in Dobbs [...]

Early vote tool also features data from New Jersey, Mississippi, and Kentucky Hi all, In less than a couple of weeks, voters in Virginia will head to the polls and cast their ballots in a critical off-year election. Money has poured into the state from both Democrats and Republicans as control of the General Assembly hangs in the balance. [...]

By Tom Bonier, CEO Heading into yesterday’s special election in the Buckeye state, many questioned if the abortion issue still wielded the political power it has over the past year - in Kansas, Michigan, Wisconsin - and other states where abortion rights were under attack. Some argued that Democrats have focused too much on abortion rights and the issue lacked [...]