How Democracy Concerns & January 6th Influenced Midterm Voting
New January 6th midterm polls finds that voters—especially voters who split the ticket—were strongly motivated to respond to threats to democracy.
December 16, 2022
How the Midterms Changed and Clarified the Threats to Democracy
The 2022 midterm elections altered the threats to democracy in the United States, but did not eliminate them.
November 29, 2022
Election Deniers Get the Spotlight and the Dollars, But Don’t Have the Votes to Match
Deniers and doubters are winning elections nationwide but command a small base of political support.
November 3, 2022
Why are democracies reeling?
To date, there’s no consensus explanation for what’s driving this process. But several theories have emerged to help explain why the commitment to democracy is weakening.Â
November 1, 2022
Challenging the Constitutionality of N.J.’s Anti-Fusion Laws
In New Jersey and other states, anti-democratic extremism and polarization are rapidly accelerating. Fusion voting is the off-ramp we need to break this cycle.
July 20, 2022
Without Fusion Voting, It’s an Uphill Climb for Independents Like Missouri’s John Wood
It doesn’t have to be this way. Missouri and dozens of other states could bring back fusion voting, which was lawful and practiced nationwide throughout the 1800s.
July 14, 2022
The Authoritarian Playbook
How reporters can cover and distinguish threats from politics-as-usual
June 15, 2022
Will the Utah Senate Race Break the Partisan Doom Loop?
Evan McMullin and Utah Democrats are reviving an old American tradition: fusion voting.
May 11, 2022
Advantaging Authoritarianism: How the U.S. electoral system favors extremism
The U.S. electoral system is uniquely advantaging authoritarian actors and behaviors. Electoral reform can help shift incentives and outcomes.
January 10, 2022
Beyond Lawyers and Technocrats
Democracy will not be saved through strictly legal or technocratic interventions. Rather, its redemption requires a diverse coalition.
December 13, 2021