We will need to wait to see the cast vote records from the primary (they were available last time, so presumably—and hopefully—they will be again this time), but it’s conceivable that Mamdani was not the Condorcet Winner. In an election… Continue reading
This post is co-written with Bob Bauer, NYU Professor of Practice who formerly represented in private practice national and state Democratic Party committees:
Later this week, the Supreme Court will consider hearing a case next Term on whether the First… Continue reading
Proponents of ranked-choice voting often say the system will lead to more moderate candidates being elected. I don’t think that’s correct or the right way to put things. RCV makes it more likely that candidates who are the preference of… Continue reading
Hi, all. It’s Justin again. With profound thanks to Tabatha for wrestling with the news fire hose for the last week, I’m afraid you’re stuck (mostly) with me for the next week or so. Tips / suggestions / scandalous gossip… Continue reading
Yale Youth Poll
The most intriguing finding is about partisanship (framed not as party-identification but as party-vote):
“When asked whether they would vote for the Democratic or Republican candidate in the 2026 congressional elections in their district, voters aged 22–29… Continue reading
Bruce Mehlman, at Mehlman Consulting, has put together this data showing a dramatic shift that takes place in the late 1960s/1970s about whether lengthy prior experience in Washington, DC appears to be an advantage or a disadvantage in presidential elections.… Continue reading
Here’s the revised schedule. Please send your tips and queries to the ELB contributor on duty that week:
Week of June 16, 2025Tabatha Abu El-HajWeek of June 23, 2025Justin LevittWeek of June 30, 2025Rick PildesWeek of July 7, 2025Guy CharlesWeek… Continue reading
In a couple of earlier posts, here and here, I explained the mix of politics and Voting Rights Act issues involved in the Louisiana v. Callais case. The specific issue is whether LA engaged in unconstitutional racial gerrymandering when it… Continue reading
NYT:
When Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton, the Democrat and nonvoting delegate for Washington, D.C., attended a recent gala to accept an award honoring her decades-long career in Congress, she appeared to be struggling to read her brief remarks.
Standing onstage… Continue reading
Always appreciate the excellent work of my fellow ELB contributors! I’m back in this week, before a big stretch of ELB contributors through June and July:
Week of June 16, 2025Rick PildesWeek of June 23, 2025Justin LevittWeek of June 30,… Continue reading
In an unusually timed orders list, the Supreme Court with no noted dissents turned down RNC v. Genser.
As I’ve repeatedly written, if the Supreme Court is going to clarify the independent state legislature theory’s scope, it is best… Continue reading
Three challenges have recently been launched against Wisconsin’s congressional plan, all invoking state constitutional — not federal — law. These suits pose interesting questions about what (if anything) is legally problematic about this plan. One suit alleges malapportionment because the… Continue reading
Bost v. Illinois State Board of Elections raises important questions about who, if anyone, has standing to bring federal challenges to certain types of election laws in advance of an election. These are laws that expand opportunities to vote but… Continue reading