Subheading: “A GOP county chairman tried to push back on the stolen election narrative. He had a difficult time persuading Trump supporters.”
The Dispatch (subscription required) is publishing excerpts from this forthcoming book. Here’s the description of the book: The… Continue reading
Ruth Marcus from the Washington Post about an amicus brief filed in the Supreme Court in a pending campaign-finance case:
The brief comes in a case involving Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.), challenging an obscure provision of federal election law that… Continue reading
This is my latest NYT essay. It reflects ideas in this article, which is still a work-in-progress. An excerpt from today’s essay:
We pay too little attention to delivering effective government as a critical democratic value. We are… Continue reading
Here’s a take on campaign finance you don’t often see.
I was reading Evan Osnos’ new book, Wildland: The Making of America’s Fury, and came across this surprising story, as Osnos recounts it:
In the 1990s, the Gangster Disciples, with… Continue reading
A deep dive on this issue from Rachel Cohen for the American Prospect:
Democrats passed the DISCLOSE Act through the House in June 2010, but fell one vote short of breaking a Republican filibuster in the Senate. Democrats were united… Continue reading
Last decade, there was significant controversy surrounding Arizona’s independent redistricting commission process. That controversy involved not only the Governor’s attempt to remove the head of the commission, which the state courts overturned; the controversy was also played out in the… Continue reading
One of the most important ways to combat the extremism in our current politics is through institutional changes in the way candidates are able to make it to the general election. The goal should be to make it likely that… Continue reading
Reform of the Electoral Count Act is one of the most important things Congress can do to reduce the risk of electoral subversion of the 2024 presidential election. Along with other election law experts, I’ve been urging reform of the… Continue reading
From Steve Rosenfeld, for Voting Booth:
In November, the DOJ sued Texas after the adoption of 2021’s Senate Bill 1, which restricted voting options for people with disabilities—which also clashed with the Voting Rights Act (VRA). The new Texas… Continue reading
It is worth paying attention to how the redistricting process appears to be playing out as it reaches the final stages in Virginia. Though the process was to some extent ad hoc, with the state supreme court creating a mechanism… Continue reading