The Case Against Hillary 2016
It’s three years away, but the punditocracy is already discussing 2016 candidates, and while the Republican field is already loaded with possible candidates (Rubio, Cruz (!), Paul, Walker, Bush III...
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The Demise of the Left (and How to Revive It)
Although most polls indicate that Americans are putting the blame on Republicans for the government shutdown in terms of actual politics, the Republicans are winning. The government shutdown/debt...
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Jonathan Chait is great. When he’s not writing on the Keystone XL pipeline he’s generally pretty solid; I imagine we have deep disagreements, but presently, with a Republican party largely off the...
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Can We Make Environmentalism a Centrist Issue?
For decades, thinkers on the left have wondered why the working class regularly votes against its own interests, upending what Marx believed would be an inevitable march from democracy to socialism. In...
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Why Turning Out The Vote Makes A Huge Difference In Four Charts
Despite the best efforts of Lil’ Jon, the most recent Gallup poll suggests that turnout in the upcoming midterm election will be one of the lowest in the last five cycles. If trends hold up, it will...
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The 1% are more likely to vote than the poor or the middle class, and it...
Does it matter that the wealthy turnout to vote at a rate of almost 99% while those making below $10,000 vote at a rate of 49%? It sure seems like it would, but for a long time many political...
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The Republican Party’s cynical electoral philosophy
Last week, the Supreme Court upheld a law that could disenfranchise 600,000 Texans. But the effects of the law won’t fall equally: African-Americans and Latinos are 305 percent and 195 percent less...
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Class Bias in the 2014 Midterms
In my recent Explainer, I discussed the implications of the voting gap on policy and elections. Numerous studies show that in states where low-income voters turnout at a higher rate, inequality is...
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Voter Suppression in the 2014 Midterm
Political scientist Michael P. McDonald recently released preliminary turnout rates at the state (and national) level. These data are preliminary and will be continuously updated, but still yield some...
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Republicans at a Crossroads: Win Over People Of Color, or Make Sure They...
Last week’s election has seen many Republicans scoffing at the thesis, put forward by John B. Judis and Ruy Teixeira in 2004, that there was an“Emerging Democratic Majority” that would usher in a long...
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When Retailers Shop the Season Doesn’t End at Christmas
Co-written with Catherine Ruetschlin, Senior Policy Analyst at Demos. Unfortunately for voters, the $3.7 billion spent over the most recent election cycle did not come with a gift receipt. Despite...
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Congress Is Rich: Here’s Why It Matters
Congress is rich. The average net worth in Congress is a bit more than $6 million, while the median net worth is $1 million. To put that in context, $4 million in net worth is enough to put someone in...
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Three secrets to revitalizing liberal America
2014 was not a good year for the left. Republicans now have a stranglehold on the House, where they control the most seats they’ve had since 1948. That lead will likely last fordecades. Democrats...
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The real reasons Democrats can’t win
In the run-up to the 2016 election, Republicans are trying to position themselves as the party of the middle class. In a recent essay, Thomas Edsall writes, “The Republican appropriation of leftist...
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How Progressive Policies Boost Economic Growth
At the core of the debate between liberals and conservatives is a dispute over whose policies are better for economic growth, and particularly for the middle class. A new studyby Bryan Dettrey and...
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Republican policies don’t help people of color
The United States continues to struggle with persistent racial gaps. There are large gaps between blacks and whites in terms of income, political representation, treatment in the criminal justice...
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