Monthly Archives: January 2022
Toting Up the Net Partisan Effects of Redistricting Reform
Last month, Dave Wasserman, a redistricting expert, caused a stir when he predicted in a tweet that reforms which had created redistricting commissions in several states would end up costing Democrats 10-15 House seats if they could have ruthlessly gerrymandered… Continue reading
“BREAKING: Fulton DA requests special grand jury for Trump probe”
AJC:
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is requesting a special grand jury to aid in her investigation of former President Donald Trump and his efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results.In a Thursday letter to Christopher S.… Continue reading
President Biden’s Should Clarify His Remarks on Election Legitimacy and the 2022 Elections. But Even The Troubling Aspects of What He Said Are Nowhere Nearly as Bad as What Trump Repeatedly Has Said About Election Legitimacy
There’s been some discussion and attacks on President Biden for the following two exchanges as his press conference on Wednesday:
Q Thank you, Mr. President. Speaking of voting rights legislation, if this isn’t passed, do you still believe the upcoming… Continue reading
“What Happens with Voting Rights Now?”
“In Rebuke to Trump, Supreme Court Allows Release of Jan. 6 Files”
NYT:
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused a request from former President Donald J. Trump to block the release of White House records concerning the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, effectively rejecting Mr. Trump’s claim of executive… Continue reading
“Manchin, Sinema join with GOP in rejecting attempt to change filibuster rules, effectively killing Democratic voting bill”
WaPo:
The year-long Democratic push for federal voting rights legislation died in the Senate on Wednesday night, after Republicans blocked an elections bill for the fifth time in six months and Democrats failed to unite their caucus behind a plan… Continue reading
“GOP gubernatorial candidate David Perdue calls for new election police unit in Georgia”
CNN reports.
“GOP considers more ruthless redistricting”
Politico:
Republicans have mostly played it safe in the states that have completed redistricting so far, locking in the status quo with durable maps that are more likely to withstand demographic changes and legal muster. But amid a growing… Continue reading
“Pro-Trump influencers flocked to alternative social networks. Their follower counts stalled soon after.”
WaPo:
Pro-Trump commentators’ hopes of developing major followings on right-leaning websites after they left Facebook and Twitter have run up against a harsh reality: Their audiences on those sites have stagnated.A Washington Post analysis of audience data for 47… Continue reading
“Achievable Federal Election Reform”
Release:
Today the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Elections Project released a collaborative report undertaken with American Enterprise Institute, Issue One, R Street, and Unite America: Prioritizing Achievable Federal Election Reform. This report’s proposals build on synergy… Continue reading
Alaska Supreme Court upholds electoral reform
This order, with an opinion to follow, makes clear that Alaska will be using its new electoral system (nonpartisan primary, with top four candidates on the general election ballot and the winner based on ranked-choice ballots using Instant Runoff… Continue reading
“Alaska Supreme Court Upholds Top-Four Initiative”
“Echo chambers, filter bubbles, and polarisation: a literature review”
New Reuters Institute report:
Terms like echo chambers, filter bubbles, and polarisation are widely used in public and political debate but not in ways that are always aligned with, or based on, scientific work. And even among academic researchers,… Continue reading