Campaigns and Elections

How to Win Like Elizabeth Warren

How to Win Like Elizabeth Warren How to Win Like Elizabeth Warren

A field guide for the Democratic Party.

Nov 19, 2014 / Stephanie Taylor

What to Do About Record Low Voter Turnout? Call a Holiday!

What to Do About Record Low Voter Turnout? Call a Holiday! What to Do About Record Low Voter Turnout? Call a Holiday!

To address dismal election participation, Bernie Sanders proposes giving citizens time off for Democracy Day.

Nov 17, 2014 / John Nichols

Here’s a 2014 Mandate: Pass an Amendment to Remove Big Money From Politics

Here’s a 2014 Mandate: Pass an Amendment to Remove Big Money From Politics Here’s a 2014 Mandate: Pass an Amendment to Remove Big Money From Politics

In red and blue regions, north and south, urban and rural, calls for a constitutional amendent to overturn Citizens United won huge.

Nov 13, 2014 / John Nichols

Shrinking the Vote

Shrinking the Vote Shrinking the Vote

Voters in fourteen states faced new restrictions, and in several races, disenfranchised voters could have changed the outcome.

Nov 11, 2014 / Feature / Ari Berman

Can Youth Build New Worlds With the Ballot Alone?

Can Youth Build New Worlds With the Ballot Alone? Can Youth Build New Worlds With the Ballot Alone?

Electoral politics is but one tool the grassroots must use to create change.

Nov 10, 2014 / StudentNation / Chloe Maxmin and StudentNation

Obama Can Reform Dark Money With a Stroke of a Pen

Obama Can Reform Dark Money With a Stroke of a Pen Obama Can Reform Dark Money With a Stroke of a Pen

Executive action could eradicate dark-money flows through government contractors. 

Nov 10, 2014 / Lee Fang

Republicans Got Only 52 Percent of the Vote in House Races

Republicans Got Only 52 Percent of the Vote in House Races Republicans Got Only 52 Percent of the Vote in House Races

How did they end up with 57 percent of the seats?

Nov 7, 2014 / Rob Richie

This Is What Dollarocracy Looks Like

This Is What Dollarocracy Looks Like This Is What Dollarocracy Looks Like

Bernie Sanders is right: 2014 shows how big money and broken media “deflect attention from the real issues.”

Nov 7, 2014 / John Nichols

Why Scott Walker’s ‘Divide and Conquer’ Politics Won’t Make Him President

Why Scott Walker’s ‘Divide and Conquer’ Politics Won’t Make Him President Why Scott Walker’s ‘Divide and Conquer’ Politics Won’t Make Him President

Republicans should be dubious about a presidential prospect who isn’t able to attract new supporters.

Nov 6, 2014 / John Nichols

Did Voting Restrictions Determine the Outcomes of Key Midterm Races?

Did Voting Restrictions Determine the Outcomes of Key Midterm Races? Did Voting Restrictions Determine the Outcomes of Key Midterm Races?

The number of voters impacted by new voting restrictions exceeded the margin of victory in close races in North Carolina, Kansas, Virginia and Florida.

Nov 6, 2014 / Ari Berman

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