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What race ratings really mean and how we create them

By Nathan L. Gonzales and Thomas McKinless

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Each election cycle, race ratings are an integral part of the discussion about the fight for the House and Senate majorities. But where did they come from and how do they work? Elections analyst Nathan L. Gonzales goes behind the scenes to take a look at what does, and does not, go into rating a race. And he manages to weave in some Swedish metal. [ ]

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