Election Reform

Bernie, Where Are You?

Michael T. Hertz: C’mon Bernie! C’mon, Justice Democrats. Don’t suck on sour grapes. I’m one of your big supporters, and I hate what you’re doing.

Trump Makes Obama Great for Midterm Voters

Brent Budowsky: When Obama begins actively campaigning for Democrats, cable news will bring live coverage of every Obama speech for Democrats alongside live coverage of every Trump speech for Republicans.

Dems Could Win If They Stood for Something

Robert Koehler: The Dems are now Republican lite. They don’t have the will to disrupt anything that seems tried and true — such as, for instance, American exceptionalism and bloated militarism.

George Will Is Right: Vote the GOP Out

Brent Budowsky: Will also dramatized the single greatest truth about the midterm elections in 2018, which is that the only way to create a check and balance today is to vote Democratic for House and Senate candidates in the midterm elections.

Mark Warner Doth Protest Too Much?

Lauren Windsor: One of Warner’s latest moves? Helping Republicans deregulate Wall Street, with his sponsorship of the Crapo bill to lift oversight on banks with up to $250 billion in assets.

“Establishment Wins” Are Bad for Democrats – and the Country

RJ Eskow: The message should have been clear: Democratic “centrism” – an economic ideology that is further right than public opinion on many key issues – is not the way to win or keep political power.

Women of Color Making Election History

Aimee Allison: A powerful example lies in the more than 400 black women running for office this year. There’s also been a surge in Latinx and Asian-American women seeking election, as well as a historic number of Native American women.

Election Results California June 2018 Primary

he vast majority of Californians haven’t expressed concern over the “Jungle Primary” also known as a top-two primary. Since 2011 Californians have been allowed to vote as individual citizens for any candidate in a primary election. Although there was a lot of angst over California’s congressional races, it appears that all 53 congressional races will […]