Dave Wasserman
Dave Wasserman | |
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Born | David Nathan Wasserman September 13, 1984 |
Education | University of Virginia (BA) |
Spouse |
Katherine Kline (m. 2015) |
Children | 2 |
David Nathan Wasserman (born September 13, 1984)
Early life and education
Wasserman grew up in Montgomery Township, New Jersey[4] where he attended Montgomery High School as part of the class of 2002.[5]
He attended the
Career
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Less than two months before the 2016 presidential election, Wasserman successfully predicted the possibility that Donald Trump could win the White House without winning the popular vote.[6]
In addition to predicting elections, Wasserman is known for his real-time analysis of election returns and early election calls on Twitter.[7] He is known for prefacing his election calls with the catchphrase, "I've seen enough."[8]
Awards and honors
In 2018, Wasserman's interactive collaboration with FiveThirtyEight, the "Atlas of Redistricting", won the top prize for News Data App of the Year at the Data Journalism Awards organized by the Global Editors Network.[9] He was named a Pritzker Fellow at the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics during the spring of 2019.[2]
Personal life
Wasserman married Katherine Kline in 2015.[10]
References
- ^ Wasserman, Dave (April 30, 2011). "Brian Sandoval gives me an early birthday present...a September 13th #NV02 special election". Twitter.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "David Wasserman". The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ Levine, Sam (April 29, 2022). "'Democrats can't catch a break': election maps setback spells midterms trouble". The Guardian. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ Wasserman, Dave [@Redistrict] (November 18, 2020). "Times change: when I was growing up in Montgomery, NJ, it voted for Bob Dole and George W. Bush. In 2016, it gave Donald Trump just 34%" (Tweet). Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Twitter.
- Newspapers.com. "Montgomery High School's David Wasserman took second place in the Veterans of Foreign Wars public speaking contest. There were 8,000 contestants participating through New Jersey. He was selected as top in the Somerset County and represented the county at the state level."
- ^ Wasserman, David (September 15, 2016). "How Trump Could Win The White House While Losing The Popular Vote". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ Irvine, Chris (November 2, 2021). "'I've seen enough': Election guru Dave Wasserman calls Virginia for Youngkin". The Washington Examiner. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ Kassel, Matthew (October 21, 2020). "He's almost seen enough — Dave Wasserman's election predictions". Jewish Insider. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "Data Journalism Awards 2018 Ceremony". YouTube. Global Editors Network. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ Cunningham, Caroline (December 29, 2015). "Red and Yellow Bluegrass Wedding at Virginia's Riverside on the Potomac". Washingtonian. Retrieved July 26, 2022.