Incredibly, the Constitution as interpreted by Bush v. Gore (2000), lays out no limitation whatsoever on state legislatures as to the power to pull back (i.e., steal) the choice of electors from the voters. A federal statute, 3 U.S.C. … [Read more...]

Still undecided on Question 2 for Ranked Choice Voting or don't know how it works? Watch Elizabeth Warren and Maura Healey explain how it works and why it yields better campaigns and fairer, majority … [Read more...]

If you have ever wondered why the Massachusetts legislature is opaque and lethargic, it is a function of the state's electoral system. Legislators view themselves as immune to any kind of political pressure to get anything done because they … [Read more...]

From the Pew Research Center: Overall, whites with a four-year college degree or more education made up 30% of all validated voters. Among these voters, far more (55%) said they voted for Clinton than for Trump (38%). Among the much larger … [Read more...]

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the savior of the nation, is on fire this evening on the All In with Chris Hayes program on MSNBC. I met her in 1986. In that 34 years, I have never once heard her more lucid and penetrating in her … [Read more...]

She tried so hard. She gave it her all. Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 1933 - 2020. She made America a more just society, for women, and for so many others. A true American hero and an American original. Rest in Peace. Tears. … [Read more...]

Gov. Phil Murphy is accumulating quite the progressive record in NJ and can now point to a millionaires tax as another notch in his lapel, alongside able coronavirus management and a $1k baby bonds initiative.   Gov. Philip D. … [Read more...]

Disclosure: Jake is a friend of mine, but I did not do any work for the campaign and I do not live in the 4th.  I am a little dismayed by some of the sour grapes I am seeing from progressives regarding the Jake Auchincloss win in the CD4 … [Read more...]