“State high court quickly ousts Shirley Abrahamson as chief justice”
No surprise in Wisconsin.
Category Archives: political polarization
“How ‘Negative Partisanship’ Has Transformed American Politics”
Jonathan Chiat:
Emory political scientists Alan Abramowitz and Steven Webster have a new paper, not yet available online, exploring the nature of the new polarization. The paper is filled with interesting findings, but the major one is an attempt… Continue reading
“Democrats Keep Lead in Party Identification”
Nate Cohn analysis at NYT’s The Upshot.
“The GOP base isn’t necessarily more extreme. But it is more dominant.”
Aaron Blake for The Fix.
The Political Safeguards of Horizontal Federalism
Over at Balkinization, I’ve been blogging (here, here, here, and here) about the benefits associated with spillovers, which occur when one state’s policies affect citizens of another state. Most of those arguments have to do… Continue reading
“McConnell Makes Changes, but Senate Gridlock Remains”
NYT:
WASHINGTON — When he became majority leader, propelled by sweeping Republican victories last year, Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky vowed to run a more productive and traditional Senate than his Democratic predecessor, Senator Harry Reid of Nevada.
In… Continue reading
“How the Decline of Trust led to Dysfunctional Government”
Stephen Griffin:
That is, in essence, the thesis of a new book I’ve written. Intended to be short and accessible, the University Press of Kansas is publishing it this fall in a series edited by Sandy and Jeff Tulis. … Continue reading
“Spare Annapolis the dysfunction of D.C.”
David Lublin oped in the Baltimore Sun.
“GOP leaders to skip Selma event; ‘They’ve lost an opportunity to show the American people that they care,’ one black lawmaker says”
Politico:
Scores of U.S. lawmakers are converging on tiny Selma, Alabama, for a large commemoration of a civil rights anniversary. But their ranks don’t include a single member of House Republican leadership — a point that isn’t lost on… Continue reading
“Obama: Eliminate The Senate Filibuster”
“Democrats Exercise ‘No’ Power in Senate to G.O.P.’s Dismay”
“Using Race (Again) in the Struggle for Political Mastery”
Michael Curtis:
After their victories in 2010 state legislative elections, Republicans reapportioned a number of state legislatures. They drew districts so that, for later elections, a minority or slim majority of Republican voters for Congress or the state legislature could… Continue reading