That’s 10,000 votes that were fumbled. From the Texas Tribune: With counting holdups and missed ballots marring what amounted to a low-turnout election,Harris County’s election administrator has announced she is resigning amid pressure from local leaders of both political… Continue reading

At the Washington Post: The United States right now has four political parties stuffed into a two-party system — and that’s increasingly a big problem for the country….There is nothing new or inherently bad about America having a two-party system… Continue reading

Politico: Democrats’ most at-risk senators want to transform the artist formerly known as “Build Back Better” into an inflation-buster, just in time for the midterms. It’s a gambit that could jump-start President Joe Biden’s stalled domestic agenda by helping… Continue reading

More support for my view that small donors — particularly those from outside a candidate’s jurisdiction — are fueling extremism: Midway through a white nationalist’s conference in Orlando last month, one speaker drew applause calling for gruesome violence against “traitors”… Continue reading

NYT: Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys, has been charged with conspiring with other top lieutenants of the far-right nationalist group to attack the Capitol last year, according to an indictment set to be released on… Continue reading

From the Seattle Times: The nonpartisan chair of Washington’s redistricting commission resigned Monday, lashing out at Democratic leaders for refusing to defend legislative maps drawn by the commission from a legal challenge. Sarah Augustine announced her resignation at the end … Continue reading

The Topeka Capital-Journal makes an appearance: Lawmakers are considering changes to a six-decade-old system of selecting judges to the Kansas Supreme Court, at a time when the high court is on the cusp of hearing a landmark challenge to a… Continue reading

In a 6-3 decision, the Court declined to issue a stay of the NC state supreme court decision that had overturned legislatively drawn redistricting maps for Congress (without comment, the Court also declined to act in a similar case from… Continue reading

From Harry Enten for CNN: The Democratic Party’s early 2000s dream of an emerging majority based on a diversifying electorate has run into reality. Democrats lost the 2016 presidential election, and they barely won in 2020. Part of their… Continue reading