<p class="MsoNormal">Kyle Kondik and Carah Ong Whaley discuss recent political developments and new analyses on the Crystal Ball, including reduced split-ticket voting in Senate elections, updates on 2024 Senate contests, insights from the NY-3 special election results and the significance of New York redistricting for the House of Representatives. They also highlight the decreasing number of competitive House seats and the potential impact on future control of the House.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Links in this episode</p> <ul> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/notes-on-the-state-of-the-senate-3/"> Notes on the State of the Senate</a></li> <li class="MsoNormal"><a href= "https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/big-ny-3-win-brings-democrats-ever-closer-in-the-house/"> Big NY-3 Win Brings Democrats Ever Closer in the House</a></li> </ul>

Primary Results, Redistricting Shifts, and the History of Senate/Presidential Ticket-Splitting

Democracy faces a wide range of pressing challenges - from extreme partisanship and divisive politics to persistent inequities in access, voice and participation in public institutions and decision-making processes, from civic unrest to institutions that aren't responsive to public needs. It's not enough to just identify problems, we also have to locate solutions and work collectively to address them. Welcome to Politics Is Everything, a podcast of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia.