This was a great discussion of Ann Southworth’s must-read new book, Big Money Unleashed. I was honored to be part of the discussion. Watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFPoDFWbOiM
This virtual conference took place October 20. It was a great set of discussions with Julia Azari, Guy Charles, Edward B. Foley, Mark Graber, Rebecca Green, Gretchen Helmke, Sherrilyn Ifill, Sam Issacharoff, Kurt Lash, Lisa Manheim, Derek Muller, and Daniel… Continue reading
It was great to speak with Lisa Desjardins on the PBS News Hour Weekend about the risks to fair and safe elections in 2024 and the recommendations in our recent “24 for ’24” report on how to make… Continue reading
The Morning analyzes how redistricting for Congress is shaping up after the rounds of litigation. Its conclusion: The Republican Party’s advantage is fading.
“If everything goes Democrats’ way, roughly 10 House seats could become meaningfully easier to win. Next year,… Continue reading
This was a great conversation with Katie Harbath, Josh Lawson, Yoel Roth and Brandon Tucker. I moderated this event, which was cosponsored at UCLA Law with the Safeguarding Democracy Project and the Institute for Technology, Law & Policy. Watch:… Continue reading
National Review:
Republican candidates in competitive House and Senate races who align themselves with former president Donald Trump’s false claims that he won the 2020 election could face “considerable voter backlash” on Election Day, according to a new poll from… Continue reading
The following is a post by Rosalind Dixon, part of the Politics as Markets at 25 sympsosium:
Twenty-five years on, Sam Issacharoff and Rick Pildes’ Politics as Markets: Partisan Lockups of the Democratic Process continues to play a central… Continue reading
Rick H. linked to the complaint filed in Minnesota challenging Donald Trump’s eligibility. Setting aside the ripeness issues present in this challenge (like so many already filed), I wanted to dig into some of the history in Minnesota. There’s a… Continue reading
This was an important and sobering discussion, kicking off the fall 2023 webinar series for UCLA Law’s Safeguarding Democracy Project. Watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRu5dS4_OrY
Roll Call:
In 2020, Republicans had a net gain of 14 seats in the House, and every seat they flipped from Democrats was captured by a woman, a veteran or a candidate of color. In 2022, the party put forth… Continue reading