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The Republican Gerrymander Might Lose It’s Devil’s Bargain

By WX Wall April 1, 2018 April 1, 2018

So what exactly is the devil’s bargain then? It is this: gerrymandering allows you to win close elections, but makes you more susceptible to being washed out in wave elections.

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Democracy Begins in Your Own Backyard

By Marcie Callan March 27, 2018 March 27, 2018

On December 8, 2016, in a clarion call to action, Political Orphan’s founder, Chris Ladd, challenged his readers to begin mobilizing. “Next spring is not the time to figure out how you plan to get engaged in politics,” he warned, urging immediate action “while things are quiet and there are …

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How to win elections in America

By Chris Ladd January 31, 2018 January 31, 2018

Never lose sight of the bedrock of success in American politics: Get more of your voters to the polls than your opponent does. You do that through appeals to fear and hope, in that order.

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Writing about public policy seems pointless

By Chris Ladd December 31, 2017 December 31, 2017

We cannot return to stability until the Republican Party has been thoroughly destroyed, hopefully through electoral failure, but by any means necessary.

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Celebration and warning from Virginia

By Chris Ladd November 8, 2017 November 8, 2017

It was a hopeful, promising night, but serious dangers remain. A map of Virginia’s results reveals one of those more critical challenges.

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Democrats are unlikely to oppose their own Donald Trump

By Chris Ladd October 14, 2017 October 14, 2017

Democrats are no more ready than Republicans to clean their own house. Faced with the challenge of their own Donald Trump, I have little hope that they would perform better than the GOP.

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Democrats continue their winning streak

By Chris Ladd September 27, 2017 September 27, 2017

Interesting results from three special elections last night.

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Happy Labor Day

By Chris Ladd September 4, 2017 September 4, 2017

It may be true that workers benefit from organization, but a 19th century union model may not be the best way to accomplish that objective.

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A big country with tiny democracy

By Chris Ladd July 31, 2017 December 21, 2017

New political parties will not emerge from Washington. They will begin in our neighborhoods or they won’t begin at all.

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Our two-party duopoly through the eyes of black voters

By Chris Ladd July 18, 2017 July 18, 2017

Over the years, a lot of people have expressed frustration with the emphasis in my writing on black interests. This piece is a gateway to understanding why I see the fate of the black community as the lodestone for the American Dream.

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