The Republican Gerrymander Might Lose It’s Devil’s Bargain
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.
Category: Democratic Party
Democracy Begins in Your Own Backyard
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 …
How to win elections in America
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.
Writing about public policy seems pointless
We cannot return to stability until the Republican Party has been thoroughly destroyed, hopefully through electoral failure, but by any means necessary.
Celebration and warning from Virginia
It was a hopeful, promising night, but serious dangers remain. A map of Virginia’s results reveals one of those more critical challenges.
Democrats are unlikely to oppose their own Donald Trump
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.
Democrats continue their winning streak
Interesting results from three special elections last night.
Happy Labor Day
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.
A big country with tiny democracy
New political parties will not emerge from Washington. They will begin in our neighborhoods or they won’t begin at all.
Our two-party duopoly through the eyes of black voters
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.