Weekly Brew: December 4, 2020
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A weekly shot of this week's most viewed stories from Ballotpedia's Daily Brew.   Each week, we bring you a collection of the most viewed stories from The Daily Brew, condensed. Here are the top stories from the week of November 30 - December 4.
Tracking developments in congressional racesTwo of this year’s 35 U.S. Senate races and five of the 435 U.S. House races remain uncalled. In the Senate, Republicans have secured 50 seats and Democrats have secured 48 seats. In the House, Democrats have won 222 seats to Republicans' 208. Looking at endorsements from noteworthy influencers of 2020This year, Ballotpedia tracked candidate endorsements from five noteworthy influencers: President-elect Joe Biden (D), former President Barack Obama (D), Vice President Mike Pence (R), President Donald Trump (R), and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I). Of these five, Trump-endorsed candidates won their elections 77% of the time. 37 states modified absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the Nov. 3 electionOf the 13 states that did not modify their absentee/mail-in voting procedures, seven are Republican trifectas, four are Democratic trifectas, and one—Kansas—has divided government. Five states—Colorado, Hawaii, Oregon, Utah, and Washington—conduct elections primarily by mail. An updated look at presidential election results in the nation’s 206 Pivot CountiesSince we last analyzed this data in the Brew, four Retained Pivot Counties (our name for Obama-Obama-Trump-Trump counties) shifted to Boomerang Pivot Counties (Obama-Obama-Trump-Biden counties). Additionally, 10 new counties have released vote totals, resulting in nine new Retained Pivot Counties and one new Boomerang Pivot County. Comparing Biden’s Cabinet announcements to 2016 and 2008Our team took a look at how long it took the projected winner of the three most recent presidential elections—Barack Obama (D) in 2008, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) 2020—to announce nominees for Cabinet and Cabinet-rank positions. White House chief of staff was the first position to be announced by all three.
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