David Nathan Wasserman was born on September 13,1984 and is an American political analyst known for his coverage of elections to the United States House of Representatives.
11 Facts About Dave Wasserman
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Dave Wasserman has worked as an editor at the nonpartisan election analysis newsletter The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter since 2007 and is a contributor to NBC News.
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Dave Wasserman is considered an expert on redistricting in the United States.
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Dave Wasserman grew up in Montgomery Township, New Jersey where he attended Montgomery High School as part of the class of 2002.
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Dave Wasserman attended the University of Virginia, where he studied government.
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Dave Wasserman graduated from the university with distinction in 2006 and was awarded the Emmerich-Wright Prize for his thesis on congressional redistricting standards.
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Dave Wasserman joined The Cook Political Report in June 2007 and is currently its senior editor for the US House of Representatives.
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Dave Wasserman's work has been featured in a multitude of outlets, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Economist, Politico, and RealClearPolitics.
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Dave Wasserman was a contributing writer to the 2014 and 2016 editions of The Almanac of American Politics.
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Less than two months before the 2016 presidential election, Dave Wasserman successfully predicted the possibility that Donald Trump could win the White House without winning the popular vote.
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Dave Wasserman was named a Pritzker Fellow at the University of Chicago's Institute of Politics during the spring of 2019.