“American Gridlock: Causes, Characteristics and Consequences of Polarization”
American U. putting on a great conference May 9.
Category Archives: political parties
Great IGS Event/Lineup on Top-Two Primary in California
” Top-two primary might be bad for small-party candidates”
LA Times:
When California voters decided to change the way the state’s primary elections work, the move was cast as an effort to moderate a state Capitol gripped by polarization.
If the top two vote-getters in a primary faced… Continue reading
“Dramatic, Little Known GOP Rule Change Takes Choice Of Presidential Candidate Away From Rank And File Republicans And Hands It To Party Elite”
Rick Ungar at Forbes.
UPDATE: Apparenlty there is some question about the accuracy of this article.
“Conservative Firepower Has Senate Democrats Playing Defense”
Nick Confessore reports for NYT.
“King may switch sides and join the Republicans after midterms”
The Hill: “Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), who caucuses with the Democrats, will decide after the midterm elections whether to switch sides and join the Republicans.”
“Want to register as an independent? Don’t get duped by the AIP”
Patt Morrison writes for the LAT Opinion blog.
“Democratic turnout seen as key to party’s retaining Senate control”
“The GOP advantage: Geography or gerrymandering?”
“Wealthiest congressional districts represented by Democrats”
AP:
Republicans are the party of the rich, right? It’s a label you’re hearing as Democrats complain about GOP opposition to raising the minimum wage and extending unemployment benefits.
But in Congress, the wealthiest are more likely to be… Continue reading
“GOP Gripes About ‘BullShit’ Vote”
Straight out of “House of Cards:”
Medicare doctor payments on Thursday without a full roll call vote.
“Outrageous,” Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) told The Hill after complaining about the maneuver to a colleague. “I think it’s outrageous.”
House Republican leaders… Continue reading
“Montana Supreme Court Removes Top-Two Ballot Measure from 2014 Ballot”
“Mitigating Extreme Partisanship in an Era of Networked Parties: An Examination of Various Reform Strategies”
Seth Masket posts new paper at Brookings.
“Highlighting Democratic losses, Republicans block California campaign finance bill”
SacBee: “Republicans on Monday blocked a California campaign finance reform bill that fell one vote short, demonstrating the limits of a diminished Democratic caucus.”
A nice lesson for those who think that California became less dysfunctional because of top… Continue reading