Electionate
One Man, One Vote, One Republican President
Why Ditching the Electoral College Would Benefit the GOP
When Republicans recently announced plans to manipulate how states apportion their Electoral College votes, they were met with a public outcry: An unfair, sneaky exercise in goalpost-moving, critics said. Some architects of the proposed changes have since appeared to back off. READ MORE >>
Pro–Gun Control Democrats Can Win in Red States. They Already Have.
President Obama's gun-control proposal has been met, predictably, with GOP resistance—Sen. Ted Cruz said Sunday that it's "designed to appeal to ... his political partisans"—but not all Democrats are embracing the proposal either. Sen. READ MORE >>
A New GOP Begins, and Ends, With Immigration Reform
The GOP Division Over the Fiscal Cliff Is Not Going Away
The Public Won't Force Congress to Pass Gun Control
Why Obama Should Lead From Behind on Gun Control
The Politics of Gun Control Have Changed, But Will Democrats Notice?
Over the last four presidential elections, gun control has been as settled as any political question, with Democrats all but conceding the issue to Republicans in national elections. A spate of mass shootings during the first four years of the Obama presidency didn't change this, but there is some reason to think that the terrible elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut could be different. READ MORE >>
