“No, Americans have not become more ideologically polarized”
Seth Hill and Chris Tausanovitch write for the Monkey Cage.
Category Archives: political parties
“Republicans Gone Wild: Q&A with Mann and Ornstein”
Frank Wilkinson sits down with Norm and Tom.
“U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Hear California Minor Party Lawsuit Against Top-Two”
“The GOP sinks deeper into chaos. Can it still function as a party?”
Today’s must-read from Karen Tumulty in WaPo:
Less than a year after a sweeping electoral triumph, Republicans are on the verge of ceasing to function as a national political party.
The most powerful and crippling force at work in the… Continue reading
“Two Socialist Party Candidates Sue California to Have Party Label on Ballot”
“These political scientists may have just discovered why U.S. politics are a disaster”
WaPo:
There’s a lot of disgust in America with politicians’ inability to get things done. In the race to win the Republican presidential nomination, that disgust has so far benefited outsider candidates. Non-career politicians Donald Trump, Carly Fiorina and… Continue reading
“The Soaring Price of Political Access”
NYT editorial:
This year, the political money is flowing more like overpriced wine, with the two national parties reported to be planning tenfold increases in the rates V.I.P. donors will be charged to secure the right to attend exclusive… Continue reading
“Libertarians, Greens ready lawsuit against Commission on Presidential Debates”
Weigel:
The Libertarian Party and Green Party and their 2012 candidates for president are readying a legal complaint against the Commission on Presidential Debates, hoping that a new legal argument — an anti-trust argument — will break the “duopoly” that’s… Continue reading
The Future of the Party and Campaign Finance — A Response to Bob Bauer
(with Joey Fishkin, University of Texas Law School)
Bob Bauer just offered a thoughtful and engaging commentary on our work and a new report by the Brennan Center, both focused on the relationship between the political parties and campaign finance.… Continue reading
“Parties and the Rethinking of Reform: Part II”
“Party Rules to Streamline Race May Backfire for G.O.P.”
NYT on unintended consequences of party nomination reform.
Weiner and Vandewalker Respond to Edsall NYT Column on Party Campaign Financing
NYT letter to the editor: “Thomas B. Edsall is right to worry about the increasing influence of the superrich on our elections (“Can Anything Be Done About All the Money in Politics?,” column, nytimes.com, Sept. 16). But… Continue reading
“Parties and the Rethinking of Reform”
Citizens United and the Future of the American Political Party
With Joey Fishkin, University of Texas Law School
The Brennan Center has just released a new report on the future of campaign finance. There are going to be a lot of reports like these during the next few years as… Continue reading