Category Archives: political parties
“Why the GOP is Holding Its Convention Early”
Byron Tau reports for Politico. (It’s about the campaign $)
“Koch Brothers group targets Iowa politics”
Des Moines Register/USA Today:
The main political branch of the conservative Koch brothers’ empire is mounting a full-scale mobilization to become a transformative political power in Iowa, the state where the battle for the presidency begins.
Americans for Prosperity… Continue reading
“House quietly approved amendment to help state GOP”
Boston Globe: “The House Republican leadership, with the cooperation of Democratic leaders, quietly attached an amendment to an election law bill last month that would allow the cash-strapped state GOP party to raise unlimited donations to pay for an… Continue reading
“What’s left of the political center?”
“Meet Sean Haugh, the Libertarian pizza guy who may deliver a Senate seat in N.C.”
“Montana Republican leaders: Closing primaries will wait”
The latest from Montana .More here.
65 Ways to Improve Our Democracy
Today the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Commission on Political Reform rolled out its recommendations and report today on strengthening American democracy. Academics are usually on the outside looking in for such processes, but I was lucky enough to serve as one… Continue reading
“Americans have not become more politically polarized”
Mo Fiorina on the Pew study.
“Governing in a Polarized America: A Bipartisan Blueprint to Strengthen our Democracy”
Release:
The Bipartisan Policy Center launched the Commission on Political Reform in 2013 to investigate the causes and consequences of America’s partisan political divide and to advocate for specific reforms that will improve the political process and that will… Continue reading
“When Voters Pull the Trigger: Can Direct Democracy Restrain Legislative Excesses?”
Vladimir Kogan has posted this draft on SSRN. Here is the abstract:
Direct democracy is sometimes described as a “gun behind the door” that influences state policy outcomes, but little is known about how legislators react when voters actually pull… Continue reading
“Montana Republicans vote for closed primaries, for runoff elections”
“California’s jungle primary: Tried it. Dump it.”
“Another Senate dispute puts spending bills in jeopardy”
Parliamentary maneuverings and election year politics.