All posts by Ned Foley
A call for pro-democracy journalism
Margaret Sullivan in The Washington Post, explicitly invoking the work of Tom Mann and Norm Ornstein, calls for Big Media to reframe its approach: “The democracy beat shouldn’t be some kind of specialized innovation, but a widespread rethinking… Continue reading
Trump’s clout in a primary?
The spotlight moves from Texas to Ohio, as Politico explains.
Arizona “audit” update: GOP go-between quits
NBC: Arizona’s former Secretary of State, Ken Bennett, is resigning his role in supervising the Cyber Ninjas on behalf of the state senate. Having been shut out of the process, he announced: “I cannot put a rubber stamp on… Continue reading
Georgia may not be done revising its election laws
The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. The Georgia legislature is thinking of new ways to strip power from the Secretary of State’s office, another apparent rebuke to Brad Raffensperger.
To be fair, the whole idea of elected partisans running elections… Continue reading
S1 v2: Senate revisits electoral reform
Washington Post reports on today’s meeting among Senate Democrats to bring forward new version of S1, the For the People Act, building upon Senator Manchin’s compromise proposal. There’s also the possibility of new provisions aimed at election subversion. But there’s… Continue reading
New DOJ warning on pseudo-audits & voting laws
The Department of Justice issued two documents today: one on federal laws applicable to the kind of outsourced “audit” that Maricopa County, Arizona has been conducting; the other providing “guidance” on various federal laws potentially applicable to the changes in… Continue reading
Wrangling over info in NC continues
Raleigh News & Observer on the latest court ruling in the tug-of-war between federal and state officials, as well as the press, over voting records in North Carolina.
An important post for an important initiative
The Ash Center at Harvard is seeking a Research Fellow to help guide a new initiative on Reimagining Democracy. Details here.
Two excellent podcasts on yesterday’s 1/6 hearing
Luke Broadwater of the NY Times was on the Daily podcast and provided a superb overview and analysis of the political dynamics leading up to and surrounding yesterday’s hearing.
The Lawfare podcast went even deeper into details, with Quinta… Continue reading
Eloquence
On voting rights from Norman Lear.
DOJ Refuses to Defend Rep. Brooks
Significant development in litigation over the Big Lie and its consequences.
1/6/21 versus 1/6/25?
As reports of today’s select committee hearing are starting to roll in (from The NY Times, The Washington Post, Politico, The Hill, and elsewhere), I’m struck by the fact that the ongoing threat to democracy is… Continue reading
“The Limited Power of Trump’s Endorsements”
Mischiefs of Faction has new analysis of 2018 data. Their assessment: “Republican candidates looking for electoral success may want to think carefully before welcoming Trump’s endorsement.”