Happy November 2nd. Evidently, today is election day. Who knew? If you’re here looking for elections forecasting, you must have mistyped “MonkeyCage,” “Pollster” or “FiveThirtyEight” in your search engine. But… Read More
Ezra Klein posted an article Friday about “Six things Obama has done Wrong.” His last point on the administration’s failures is their inability to change the filibuster. The… Read More
Josh and I thought we would collaborate for a post on one of this election’s direct democracy initiatives in California, Proposition 19. He and I, along with Dan Smith,… Read More
A couple days ago Jeff Zeleny wrote an article in the New York Times on the Democrats’ “weakening” grip on the South. If you picked up a newspaper… Read More
Check out the footage from New York Gubernatorial Candidate Jimmy McMillian in last night’s debate. Perhaps his sterling performance will boost McMillian in the… Read More
Todd Purdum, the national editor for Vanity Fair, penned an article recently titled “The Man Who Never Was.” In his provocative article, and in numerous subsequent media appearances,… Read More
As Pete Rouse assumed the mantle of the “2nd most powerful person in the US” I grew interested in the institutional factors that predict White House Chief… Read More
It used to be that the talking heads were supposed to help their party. We all assume Glenn Beck helps Republicans get votes. We all assume that Maddow and Olbermann… Read More
On today’s The Today Show, Tom Brokaw shared his experiences as a political science undergraduate at The University of South Dakota. In particular, Brokaw recalled the influence one political science… Read More
Josh’s previous post was about Steven Colbert’s address before Congress on the topic of immigration. The reaction to Colbert’s testimony has been negative on average; even some Democrats have stated… Read More
