“No, the South isn’t turning purple anytime soon”
Aaron Blake writes for WaPo.
Category Archives: political parties
“Voter Turnout in Primary Elections”
New report from Eric McGhee of PPIC:
California’s new top-two primary system did not produce the increase in voter turnout that many had hoped for in 2012. But it did appear to engage independent voters. Examining primary voting trends over… Continue reading
“What if the tea party decides to walk away from the GOP in 2016? It could happen.”
“Hardening Partisanship in State Legislatures”
FairVote blog. [corrected link]
This Does Not Bode Well for Congress’s Updating of the Voting Rights Act
At I have been writing, the only real chance of the Voting Rights Act Amendment (which would restore a form of preclearance regime) making it out of the current session of Congress appears to be if the bill… Continue reading
“American Gridlock: Causes, Characteristics and Consequences of Polarization”
American U. putting on a great conference May 9.
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.