“Fuzzy Math: Several House districts could be redrawn before 2026 elections”
The Washington Examiner looks at some of the congressional district plans most likely to be modified over the next year.
Category Archives: political parties
“Proposed budget would kill independent elections commission”
The Blade reports on a proposed Ohio state budget to eliminate the bipartisan commission enforcing state campaign finance law, which would leave the secretary of state’s office with statewide enforcement authority and the ability to break ties on county enforcement… Continue reading
“Maryland’s primary elections are unconstitutional, lawsuit alleges”
The WaPo has a story on independent voters claiming a right to participate in primary elections under the state constitution. The complaint is here.
Existing Supreme Court precedent on the primary process and the First Amendment mostly gives the… Continue reading
“How Donald Trump Has Remade America’s Political Landscape”
NYT:
Donald J. Trump’s victory in 2024 was not an outlier.
It was the culmination of continuous gains by Republicans in much of the country each time he has run for president, a sea of red that amounts to a… Continue reading
“Josh Hawley and the Republican Populists, at War With Their Party”
NYT:
The lone Republican vote in the Senate last month to protect consumers from bank overdraft fees came from an unlikely Democratic ally: Senator Josh Hawley, the archconservative from Missouri best known for calling out “wokeness” in all sectors of… Continue reading
“D.N.C. Will Send More Cash to Red States, Aiming to Strengthen Party’s Reach”
NYT:
The Democratic National Committee is pledging to give tens of thousands of dollars monthly to every state party across the country, emphasizing red states over blue ones, in an expansive — and expensive — push to make Democrats… Continue reading
“A Top Democratic Official Plots to Take Down Party Incumbents”
NYT:
Less than three months after the young political activist David Hogg was elected as a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, he is undertaking a new project that is sure to rankle some fellow Democrats: spending millions of… Continue reading
Watch Archived Video of Safeguarding Democracy Program on Partisan Primaries, Polarization and the Risk of Extremism (with Azari, Foley, Masket, and Pildes)
Very enlightening conversation. Watch:
April 10 Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar: “Partisan Primaries, Polarization, and the Risks of Extremism”
Join us for the final SDP webinar of the spring semester, April 10 at 12:15 pm PT (free registration required):
Thursday, April 10
Partisan Primaries, Polarization, and the Risks of Extremism
Register for the webinar here.Thursday, April… Continue reading
Political Parties—New Ideas
As I mentioned in my last post on this topic, we have a political party that was elected in part because Americans are concerned about the price of groceries. Now that they hold three branches of government, their primary budget… Continue reading
DOJ Gets Another Extension to Respond to Cert Petition in NRSC Campaign Finance Case–Making It More Likely We Don’t See a Decision for Another Year Plus If SCOTUS Takes Case
Political Parties—A Fresh Look
We have a political party that was elected in part because Americans are concerned about the price of groceries. Now that they hold three branches of government, their primary budget goal is to maintain and extend tax breaks that overwhelmingly… Continue reading
Antebellum fusion
Justin again. I had the “pleasure” of teaching Timmons v. Twin Cities Area New Party again yesterday. Timmons was a federal constitutional challenge to “anti-fusion” laws: laws preventing two parties on the ballot from nominating the same candidate (and thereby… Continue reading
“The Death of Competition in American Elections”
NYT:
President Trump’s return to Washington has tested the bounds of presidential power and set off alarms among Democrats, historians and legal scholars who are warning that the country’s democratic order is under threat.
But a close review of… Continue reading