Seth Masket
The Conversation Republicans Don’t Want to Have
The GOP needs to have a fight about whether Trump cost them the White House in 2020.
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Seth Masket
Trump's Achievement - The Complete Delegitimization of the Electoral College
By showing the abuses possible with the Electoral College, Trump has created a situation where both parties should want to kill it.
Amy Erica Smith
Anti-democratic 💩 happens. Is it a coup? *
In which the author ponders a better vocabulary to describe authoritarian power grabs. Amy Erica Smith A funny thing keeps happening. It...
The Staff
Who will lead the House Democratic Party?
A lowdown on upcoming races for leadership posts in the U.S. House -- and why the speakership isn’t among them.
Julia Azari
For 4 years I've written that Trump was a disjunctive leader. Now I'm not so sure.
(photo credit: Ted Eytan) The 2020 election has, for the most part, concluded, and we’ve entered the phase where, as anticipated, the...
Jennifer N. Victor
Democracy is failing. Here’s what to do about it.
Read the room. Forget about Biden and Trump for just a moment. Look around and take stock of what’s happening. Regardless of which...
The Staff
Was There Partisan Bias in the Local Administration of the 2020 Elections?
An experiment found election officials were usually unbiased, but some Republican officials provided more information to Republican voters.
The Staff
A Global Perspective on Predicting the 2020 Election
By Stefan Wojcik, Ryan Kennedy, and David Lazer The US has never had an election like this before--but other countries have. Comparative...
Seth Masket
The View "on the Ground"
Stories of what's happening "on the ground" are very useful at telling us what we want to hear.
The Staff
Four out of Five Electoral Experts are Concerned about a Peaceful Transfer of Power
Experts see a high likelihood of unrest following the election, based on the Comparative Assessment of Electoral Risks (CAER).
The Staff
Candidates, Campaigns, and Fundamentals in 2020
Julia Azari and Seth Masket discuss what 2020 has taught us about candidates, campaigns, and fundamentals.
Seth Masket
For Democrats, There Is No Margin Big Enough To Sleep Well
2016 was traumatizing for many Democrats, who won't trust a polling lead again for years to come
The Staff
On Sunday, Bolivian Democracy Took a Big Step Toward Stability
Sunday's election signals that Bolivia’s democracy has pulled back from the brink. Responsible elites on right and left share the credit.
The Staff
The Comedic Stylings of Donald J. Trump
One of the remarkable aspects of Trump’s rhetorical style is that he thinks he’s funny. What explains Trump’s attempt at humor?
Jennifer N. Victor
But really, why should you believe in elections?
When elections are administered fairly, we agree to accept their outcomes out of a sense of faith, determination, and social contract.
The Staff
Can this New Yorker Become Pennsylvania's Next U.S. Senator?
Donald Trump, Jr., could run for Pennsylvania's Senate seat. Here's what his carpetbagger campaign might look like.
Julia Azari
Have the last four years disrupted politics? Yes and no.
Norms, normal, norm-breaking. These have been the buzzwords of the Trump era, describing the ways in which an unlikely presidential...
Seth Masket
Black Lives Matter Protests and the Slow Boring of Hard Boards
A panel of scholars assesses what the Black Lives Matter movement has achieved during a summer like no other.
Will 2020 be a “wave” election?
Predictive models indicate that Democrats will do well in November -- but that doesn’t mean an election “wave” is coming.