A Republican Senate in a Divided Government
Dear Readers: This is our last issue of 2023. We wish you all Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year.
GROWING URBAN-RURAL SPLIT PROVIDES REPUBLICANS WITH DOWN-BALLOT ADVANTAGES
The 2012 election provided two powerful reminders about the electoral implications of overly-concentrated Democratic voters. First, the Republicans held their
The End of Amendments?
This year marks the centennial anniversary of the first class of popularly-elected U.S. Senators, as mandated by adoption of the
HOW SHOULD WE VOTE?
In an earlier thought experiment for this site, I examined the history of multiple-member and statewide at-large districts in congressional
Multi-Member Districts: Just a Thing of the Past?
Given that at least a third of Americans identify strongly with neither major party, it seems anomalous that the two
Democrats Dread 2014 Drop-Off
At first blush, Saxby Chambliss and the Michigan right-to-work episode seem completely unrelated. Most Republicans approve of both, of course,
WILL OBAMA’S FOREIGN POLICY WINS LEAD TO A WIN NEXT YEAR?
Presidents do not have a lot of leisure reading time, so it’s unlikely that Barack Obama has had time to
ONE YEAR FROM CONVENTION, WHAT DOES OBAMA SAY?
With Barack Obama’s 2012 renomination speech in Charlotte now about a year away, here’s a very simple political question with
From the House to the White House? Not so fast
Michele Bachmann is surging. Newt Gingrich is struggling. And, as usual, Ron Paul is stirring the pot. The 2012 Republican
Racial voting surge: Obama’s re-election and the Democrats’ 2006 Senate class
After two strong congressional cycles in 2006 and 2008, the Democrats were “shellacked” by Republicans in 2010. As the 2012
The Latino Threshold
In the days immediately following the 2010 midterms several indisputable trends for the cycle were apparent. Voters were most concerned
The Democrats’ Fab Four, Revisited
Sandwiched between the Democrats’ disappointing 2002 election cycle and their 2010 “shellacking,” the party made significant gains during the three,
Republicans’ Regional Recipe
With a dozen weeks to go before the 2010 midterm elections, speculation is rising about the possibility of the Republicans