“No, the South isn’t turning purple anytime soon”
Aaron Blake writes for WaPo.
Category Archives: political polarization
“What if the tea party decides to walk away from the GOP in 2016? It could happen.”
“Hardening Partisanship in State Legislatures”
FairVote blog. [corrected link]
This Does Not Bode Well for Congress’s Updating of the Voting Rights Act
At I have been writing, the only real chance of the Voting Rights Act Amendment (which would restore a form of preclearance regime) making it out of the current session of Congress appears to be if the bill… Continue reading
“American Gridlock: Causes, Characteristics and Consequences of Polarization”
American U. putting on a great conference May 9.
“Conservative Firepower Has Senate Democrats Playing Defense”
Nick Confessore reports for NYT.
“King may switch sides and join the Republicans after midterms”
The Hill: “Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), who caucuses with the Democrats, will decide after the midterm elections whether to switch sides and join the Republicans.”
“Democratic turnout seen as key to party’s retaining Senate control”
“The GOP advantage: Geography or gerrymandering?”
“GOP Gripes About ‘BullShit’ Vote”
Straight out of “House of Cards:”
Medicare doctor payments on Thursday without a full roll call vote.
“Outrageous,” Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) told The Hill after complaining about the maneuver to a colleague. “I think it’s outrageous.”
House Republican leaders… Continue reading
“Mitigating Extreme Partisanship in an Era of Networked Parties: An Examination of Various Reform Strategies”
Seth Masket posts new paper at Brookings.
“Highlighting Democratic losses, Republicans block California campaign finance bill”
SacBee: “Republicans on Monday blocked a California campaign finance reform bill that fell one vote short, demonstrating the limits of a diminished Democratic caucus.”
A nice lesson for those who think that California became less dysfunctional because of top… Continue reading