“Census will mean new ways for politicians to keep power despite earning fewer votes”
Bill Leonard weighs in on new opportunities for partisan gerrymandering after the Census.
Category Archives: political parties
California Democratic Party settles lawsuits alleging harassment and discrimination by former leader
The LA Times has the latest on the continuing fallout from the scandal involving the former chair.
“Top DFLers, state party defend law that permits Trump-only GOP primary ballots”
The real story isn’t that state party officials are defending state party associational rights under the First Amendmetn (even if they also benefit opposing parties). The real story is the practical recognition that litigation now begins to creep up on… Continue reading
“Leaked Trump Camp Tape Reignites Concerns Over GOP ‘Ballot Security’ Plans”
Tierney Sneed at TPM highlights the audio Rick blogged before the holidays, about the lapse of the consent decree between the DNC and RNC governing “ballot security” efforts.
Unaffiliated voters and the California primaries
Jessica
Levinson forecasts coming confusion in California, a heavily
absentee-voting state where voters have now been trained on a “top two” state primary
(in which voters can vote on all candidates, no matter their party registration). But
the top… Continue reading
“Virginia was home to the first gerrymander. It should also be the home of its solution.”
Sam Wang urges the new unilateral Democratic majority in Virginia to follow through on redistricting reform.
“We can’t assume Virginia Democrats will keep their promise on redistricting reform”
The Post’s editorial board laments the potential change of heart after the change in electoral fortunes.
“New York Dems Are Redrawing Congressional Districts and It Could Put Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Out of a Job”
The Daily
Wire ties the census, redistricting, and (perhaps) a bit of wish
fulfillment. They’re not wrong about legislative
leadership use of redistricting to enforce party discipline, though.
It’ll be interesting to see the extent to which New York’s new … Continue reading
“The Constitution in 2020″ in 2020”
Josh
Blackman, at the Volokh Conspiracy, offers a timely reminder of the 2009
ACS essay compilation — “The Constitution in 2020” – with a progressive vision
of future constitutional law. The
compilation included, among others, a piece
by Pam … Continue reading
“Cash, claims of illegality already flying in Michigan’s Senate race”
Here
come the allegations of unlawful coordination.
And with it, your reminder that,
as Dan Tokaji and Renata Strause explained
years ago, in assessing the legality of campaign coordination, there’s
often a “gap between the line the law draws… Continue reading
Partisan gerrymandering and the 2010s
And for David Daley, one of the biggest stories of the decade-in-review is partisan gerrymandering.
I’m shocked – shocked – to find that gambling is going on in here.
A few stories about incumbent government officials weighing the merits of redistricting reform, finding reason to put up the strongest resistance coincidentally right when they unilaterally control the partisan levers of power. In Virginia, it’s Democrats; in Idaho,… Continue reading
“Gerrymandering is alive and well. The coming battle will be bigger than ever.”
And Jane Timm at NBC News previews the 2020 redistricting cycle these partisan fights are about.
Today’s Must-Read: “Fear and Loyalty: How Donald Trump Took Over the Republican Party”
Remarkable look in the NYT at the transformation of the Republican Party.