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"The short answer hearkens back to Winston Churchill — that the Americans will do the right thing after they've tried everything else." @mike-latner.bsky.social
“The line provides the glue." New case study of New York's Working Families Party shows how fusion voting and a commitment to associational politics held a diverse coalition together. www.newamerica.org/insights/ass...
The Callais decision only fuels the gerrymandering fire, but Lee Drutman offers a way to stop it. Learn more on this episode of the @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social with our very own @leedrutman.bsky.social.
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The Working Families of New York raised the minimum wage, repealed draconian drug laws, and held together a multiracial coalition without holding a single seat. Tabatha Abu El-Haj
dives into what the associational party building could promise for the U.S. @newamerica.org
Single-member districts + two hollow parties + no VRA guardrails = a partisan death spiral. Proportional representation is one solution. The on-ramp is fusion voting. The proof of concept is New York's Working Families Party. New report: www.newamerica.org/insights/ass...
In 24 states, citizens have no direct path to place statewide measures on the ballot. New polling finds people in many of those states want one—they just don't know they don't have it. @politicalreform.newamerica.org @oscarp.bsky.social @maresastrano.bsky.social
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Fusion voting has deep roots in American history. After the Civil War, it helped build cross-racial political coalitions by bringing together Black voters and white working-class voters in the South. For a brief moment, those alliances expanded democracy.
Ezra Klein and I talk gerrymandering, proportional representation, and all kinds of madness.
This is an episode of the Ezra Klein Show you won't want to miss!
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Fusion voting used to be legal across the USA — and efforts are growing to bring it back. Advocates are fighting to re-legalize fusion voting in states like Kansas and Wisconsin so smaller parties can endorse major candidates without acting as spoilers. @gelliottmorris.com @leedrutman.bsky.social
New from @polreformna.bsky.social: We surveyed 4,600+ residents across 10 states that lack a ballot initiative process. Do they know they don't have one? What do they think about getting one? 🧵
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New York’s Working Families Party demonstrates how political parties can rebuild community ties, foster participation, and translate electoral leverage into policy wins.
The promises of associational party building in a moment of electoral despair.
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Lee Drutman
New York’s Working Families Party demonstrates how political parties can rebuild community ties, foster participation, and translate electoral leverage into policy wins.
A survey commissioned by New America’s Political Reform program suggests a key barrier to states adopting a ballot initiative process is lack of awareness, not opposition.
A survey commissioned by New America’s Political Reform program suggests a key barrier to states adopting a ballot initiative process is lack of awareness, not opposition.
