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First Past The Poll: A Blog About Political Statistics, Bradley Wascher
First Past The Poll: A Blog About Political Statistics, Bradley Wascher
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
This Capstone Experience project details my efforts to become a political data journalist. I took the first major step in August 2018, starting First Past the Poll, my politics blog. For three semesters, this website was frequently updated with nonpartisan reports on the latest elections, deep dives on long-term polling trends, and commentary on political numbers more broadly. Hoping to buck the trend of the stodgy prose prevalent throughout politics, my stories combined academic rigor with accessible writing.
As I began to find my footing in the field, First Past the Poll put me in the position to become …