Inside Elections
| Inside Elections | |
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| Location: | Washington, D.C. |
| Top official: | Nathan L. Gonzales |
| Website: | Official website |
Inside Elections is a Washington, D.C.-based political newsletter. The publication describes itself as providing "nonpartisan analysis of campaigns for Senate, House, governor and president" using quantitative and qualitative data and without endorsing candidates.[1][2]
Background
Stuart Rothenberg founded The Rothenberg Political Report in 1989. According to LinkedIn, The Rothenberg Political Report was a nonpartisan political newsletter that analyzed, handicapped, and reported on U.S. House, Senate, gubernatorial, and presidential elections, without endorsing candidates. The report was published 24 times a year and was based on candidate interviews, data, electoral history and trends, public and private polling, and national surveys.[3][4]
In 2015, Nathan L. Gonzales took over The Rothenberg Political Report, which became The Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report. Gonzales had been working at The Rothenberg Political Report since 2001.[4] The Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report became Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales in January 2017.[2]
Stuart Rothenberg, in addition to founding, editing, and publishing The Rothenberg Political Report, was a national columnist for Roll Call and The Washington Post. He has appeared on Meet the Press, This Week, and other television news programs and has served as an election night analyst for CNN, The Newshour, and CBS News.[5]
Nathan L. Gonzales is editor and publisher of Inside Elections, an elections analyst for Roll Call, CNN, and The Hill, and founder and publisher of PoliticsinStereo.com. He has consulted with ABC News and the PBS Newshour and appeared on Meet the Press, Nightly News, and more.[6]
Leadership
As of October 2025, the following individuals held leadership positions at Inside Elections:[7]
- Nathan L. Gonzales, Editor and publisher
- Jacob Rubashkin, Deputy editor
- Nathaniel Rakich, Contributing analyst
- Bradley Wascher, Contributing analyst
- Stuart Rothenberg, Senior editor
Work and activities
Inside Elections focuses on analysis relating to U.S. Senate, U.S. House, gubernatorial, and presidential elections. As of October 2025, they were one of four race rating outlets reported in Ballotpedia's coverage of elections.
Notable endorsements
As of October 2025, the Inside Elections website said it "does not endorse candidates."[1]
Finances
As of October 2025, financial information for Inside Elections was not available.
See also
- U.S. Senate elections
- U.S. House elections
- Gubernatorial elections
- Race rating definitions and methods
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Inside Elections, "About," accessed October 27, 2025
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Inside Elections, "A New Chapter: From Rothenberg to Inside Elections," January 13, 2017
- ↑ LinkedIn, "The Rothenberg Political Report," accessed May 15, 2018
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Roll Call, "What Happened to The Rothenberg Political Report?" January 12, 2015
- ↑ Inside Elections, "Stuart Rothenberg," accessed May 15, 2018
- ↑ Inside Elections, "Nathan L. Gonzales," accessed May 15, 2018
- ↑ Inside Elections, "Who We Are," accessed October 27, 2025
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