Lee Drutman
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Our two-party political system isn’t working. The fix? More parties.
More and better parties will make our democracy healthier. → Read More
Book review of "We've Got to Try: How the Fight for Voting Rights Makes Everything Else Possible" by Beto O'Rourke
O'Rourke, the Democratic candidate for governor, presents himself as a listener and an advocate for the state's progressive activists. → Read More
What We Lose When We Lose Competitive Congressional Districts
Competitive congressional districts have been steadily disappearing for decades. In the current redistricting cycle, six highly competitive districts in the Hou… → Read More
Book review of “The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure" by Yascha Mounk
Yascha Mounk offers some ideas -- and some optimism. → Read More
What If The GOP Had Broken With Trump?
Somewhere in the multiverse, there is a version of Earth where the Republican Party turned against Trump in the wake of Jan. 6. On Earth 2, Republican leadershi… → Read More
One way to reform the House of Representatives? Expand it.
Oddly enough, addressing our frustrations with the members of the House might just require making more of them. → Read More
Democrats Worry A Lot About Policies That Win Elections. That’s Short-Sighted.
Democratic leaders, activists and strategists spend a lot of time discussing — and arguing about — policy under the assumption that the policies the party prior… → Read More
Why Bipartisanship In The Senate Is Dying
Congress is in full-on chaos mode right now, with the future of infrastructure, government funding, the debt limit and voting rights all uncertain. But at the h… → Read More
Why The Two-Party System Is Wrecking American Democracy
As the “Big Lie” of a stolen election continues to dominate the Republican Party, GOP-controlled states enact restrictive voting laws and pursue preposterous el… → Read More
How Much Longer Can This Era Of Political Gridlock Last?
What history can tell us about solving our current political divisions. → Read More
There was high turnout in 2020, but this was a sign of democratic weakness
Under a different voting system, high turnout might be a sign of democratic health. → Read More
Why democracy reform is good for Republicans, too
Democracy reform aims to reduce volatility. → Read More
There’s a reason why Lisa Murkowski can threaten to leave the Republicans
Alaska's new voting system makes it hard for Republicans to punish her. → Read More
How Hatred Came To Dominate American Politics
To anyone following American politics, it’s not exactly news that Democrats and Republicans don’t like each other. Take what happened in the presidential debate… → Read More
The Republican and Democratic Parties Are Heading for Collapse
U.S. political parties have reshuffled every few decades, and 2020 may be the year they do it again. → Read More
Why There Are So Few Moderate Republicans Left
And why that’s not likely to change. Monday marks the first night of the Republican National Convention, and things could certainly be going better for President Trump. → Read More
The Senate Has Always Favored Smaller States. It Just Didn’t Help Republicans Until Now.
The fight for D.C. statehood is hardly new. It’s been decades since Congress first introduced legislation to make Washington, D.C., a state, and 27 years since … → Read More
If Republicans Are Ever Going Turn On Trump, This Might Be The Moment
While the past few days have felt unprecedented in almost all respects, they’ve been familiar in at least one way: President Trump has once again done something… → Read More
Why Twitter’s Fact Check Of Trump Might Not Be Enough To Combat Misinformation
Last week, Twitter tried something new. When President Trump tweeted that “There is NO WAY (ZERO!) that Mail-In Ballots will be anything less than substantially… → Read More
There Is No Evidence That Voting By Mail Gives One Party An Advantage
If the coronavirus pandemic rages on, most Americans will probably vote by mail in November. But like most political issues in the U.S., voting by mail is an in… → Read More