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Popular Topics in r/fivethirtyeight
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Election
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Trump
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Democrats
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House
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Elections
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Republicans
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Polls
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Biden
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2024
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Senate
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Poll Results
: "Fetterman losing 2028 Dem primary by 51 points"
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Politics
: "Democrat David Lesley drops out of the Alaska senate race and announced it a couple of minutes before the drop out deadline, Race will be Peltola vs 3 Republicans."
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Discussion
: "Susan Collins agrees to 4 debates with Troy Jackson"
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Election Model
: "Sabato's Crystal Ball moves Texas Races towards the Democrats"
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Polling Industry/Methodology
: "Another Texas poll"
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Politics Podcast
: "Still Counting (New 'Cooked Media' series featuring Nate Silver, Clare Malone, and Galen Druke)"
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Prediction
: "Rating changes: Seven more House races shift toward Democrats"
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Polling Average
: "Gallop partisan affiliation, January 1999-July 2026"
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Science
: "Senator ranking from most to least conservative"
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Discussion Megathread
: "Weekly Discussion Megathread"
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Last updated: September 7, 2026