elections
The Illegal Immigration Election
by GARY SASSE
The crisis at the southern border has given the GOP an opportunity to show they can make a difference. Will they wait until next year to do so?
Our Laboratories of Democracy Can Improve the Republic
by JOHN PUDNER
How states are leading the way on election reform
The Virginia Blueprint
by TOM DAVIS
Elections are about the future, and Glenn Youngkin epitomized a post-Trump party and post-COVID governance. It also provides Republicans with a plan to run on in 2022.
A View from the Front Lines: Battle for the Senate 2022
by KEVIN McLAUGHLIN
Republicans have the winds at our back in the quest to take back the Senate majority in 2022 and are well positioned to gain the one seat needed to do so, if not many more.
Ranked Choice Voting is a Growing Success Story that Provides Voters with a Greater Voice
by GARY BARTLETT
With RCV, more voters have a voice in who wins, and winning candidates have a broader base of support when they begin serving and governing.
Ranked Choice Voting Complicates the Voting Process and Distorts the Final Vote
by NICK MURRAY
Proponents claim that RCV guarantees the winner has majority support, but data shows that this often happens because it distorts the final vote.
The Path Toward Commonsense Election Reform
by Matthew Weil
Elections will never be viewed as fair if the winning side is victorious because they were better positioned to write the rules to their advantage.
Why Macomb Stayed Red
by DAVID A. DULIO & JOHN S. KLEMANSKI
Trump’s successes in Macomb during the last two cycles may signal a longer-term partisan change in the County.
Why Northampton Turned Blue
by CHRIS BORICK
Trump’s inability to repeat in Northampton County was undoubtedly affected by intense dissatisfaction with his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
WORK TOGETHER
by ED GOEAS & BRIAN NIENABER
Voters will be heading into 2021 frustrated about the political environment and wary that either political party or its leaders has all the answers facing the country.