“‘Battleground Texas’ Still Many Years Away”
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Category Archives: political parties
“GOP Heading Back to the Future”
Paul Ryan of CLC:
Last week the Republican National Committee published its Growth & Opportunity Project report “provid[ing] an honest review of the 2012 election cycle and a path forward for the Republican Party to ensure success in winning more… Continue reading
“As Obama signs sequestration cuts, his economic goals are at risk”
WaPo: “Obama is in this predicament after failing to persuade congressional Republicans to agree to a plan of tax hikes and more targeted spending cuts to replace the sequester. The president misjudged his GOP opponents, who have held firm… Continue reading
“The numbers prove it: The GOP is estranged from America”
Fascinating argument and data from Andrew Kohut in WaPo:
In my decades of polling, I recall only one moment when a party had been driven as far from the center as the Republican Party has been today.
The outsize influence… Continue reading
“Ornstein: Is Actual Change Finally Around the Corner?”
Interesting Norm Ornstein column. I’m writing something now along similar lines.
“The U.S. Constitution and Political Dysfunction: Is There a Connection?”
I’m very much looking forward to participating in this symposium, with a dynamite lineup, at Drake law School on April 6. Hope to see some of you in Des Moines!
“Republican Super PAC War Splits the Party”
Roll Call: “A cottage industry of new Republican super PACs run by a diverse array of tea party activists, conservative organizers and established operatives is making the GOP look less like a political party than a collection of competing… Continue reading
” Have political parties lost their purpose?”
RNC Chair: No More August Presidential Conventions, Blames Campaign Finance Rules
Mike Allen quoting RNC Chair Priebus on “Face the Nation:”
“[O]ne of the reasons why Mitt Romney was a sitting duck for two months over the summer is under the campaign finance law, he couldn’t use money he had already… Continue reading
“Club for Growth Leads Conservative Charge, Sometimes at Republicans”
Steve Peace Accuses Richard Winger of “Intentionally or Naively” Supporting the Two-Party Duopoly
Check out the comments to Richard’s piece on California’s top two primary.
“The NYT‘s Selective History on Judicial Filibusters”
“Smaller States Find Outsize Clout Growing in Senate”
Must-read, extensive Adam Liptak piece (part of the Democracy Tested series at the NY Times).
“Political partisanship mirrors public”
USA Today: “Americans who blame Washington politicians for the polarization and gridlock of the nation’s politics might want to look in the mirror: Like the elected officials they decry, voters tend to automatically retreat into partisan camps even when they… Continue reading