That’s the actual pattern in Democratic primaries, as this week’s voting in the Midwest reaffirmed.
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Labor’s Astonishing Missouri Win — and the Opening It Portends
Ohio’s razor-thin vote for an open House seat got most of the headlines, but the bigger story was the defeat of a right-to-work ballot proposition in supposedly right-wing Missouri. The bill to make Missouri America’s 28th state with a “right to work” law was passed by the legislature in 2017 and signed by then–Republican Governor […]
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Why Trump Won’t Be the GOP Nominee in 2020
And some other out-on-a limb predictions about the next two years.
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Yes, a Big Blue Wave Is Likely in November
Between Trump’s escalating woes and shifting public opinion, the stars are aligning.
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Q&A: Prospects for Redistricting Reform
With post-census redistricting just a few years away, states have the opportunity to enact reforms that prevent the most egregious gerrymandering.
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The States Are Now the Best Route to Gerrymandering Reform
In every state with an extreme partisan gerrymander, there’s a potential solution in the state itself.
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Maryland’s Big Primary Election Snafu
Voting glitches in Maryland demonstrate how extreme gerrymandering damages voters’ confidence in elections.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the Resurgence of Democratic Socialism in America
The DSA member’s upset victory shows a growing number of Americans are no fans of actually existing capitalism.
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Maryland Democrats Still Split Over Gerrymandering after Supreme Court Punts
While the Texas gerrymandering decision commanded the country’s attention, the Supreme Court also dodged partisan gerrymandering questions in the Maryland case, Benisek v. Lamone. But Maryland’s anti-gerrymandering advocates weren’t surprised by the decision to send Benisek back to a lower court. Instead, voting rights advocates stayed focused on their ongoing efforts to end the democracy-eroding […]
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Can Open Data Save Redistricting Reform?
This year’s passion for fair districting can drive change, and data science can play a key role.
