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Seattle voters just approved a renewal of the city's pioneering Democracy Voucher program, with 56% in favor. A new book from @drjenh.bsky.social found that the program, created to counter Big Money in elections, has increased local donor participation and diversified Seattle's candidate pool.

YES!! Seattle voters appear poised to renew Democracy Voucher Program - www.cascadepbs.org/election-202...

Seattle's Democracy Vouchers are on the August ballot! Proposition 1 would renew funding for the 1st system in the U.S. that gives residents public money to support local candidates of their choice. An advocate and professor who has studied the program help us understand what's at stake. #SEAelex

Seattle's successful Democracy Voucher program has led to the number of registered voters contributing to campaigns DOUBLING in just the first 4 years. Professors @drjenh.bsky.social and Brian J. McCabe lay out the facts for why voters should vote @yesonprop1seattle.bsky.social on Aug 5!

Happy to share this op-ed on Seattle’s Democracy Voucher program as voters consider renewing the program’s tax levy (I would vote YES!)

Great interview with @sludge.bsky.social about my book on Seattle’s Democracy Voucher program and upcoming renewal! Watch for the information. Stay for my hilarious facial expressions!

New: Cuomo's real estate industry donors, who dodged a major corruption investigation that he shut down in 2014, are now funding the super PAC backing him.

🎉🎉🎉Democracy Vouchers and the Promise of Fairer Elections in Seattle event hosted by @brennancenter.bsky.social @scholars.org with thanks to @ianvan.bsky.social @kevintmorris.bsky.social @heathbrown.bsky.social

Four Dems voted for the GOP's SAVE Act, described by voting rights advocates as "the worst voting law passed by Congress." - Ed Case (#HI01) - Henry Cuellar (#TX28) - Jared Golden (#ME02) - Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (#WA03) Three are currently in the Blue Dog Coalition; Case is a former co-chair.

A key step in fighting the Trump admin's attacks on higher education specifically and democracy more broadly is to say as clearly as we can that we share values that are meaningful and that we will not stand by while our institutions are destroyed. You can do that here: bit.ly/DemocracyAndHigherEd

Having seen the power of Democracy Vouchers firsthand, I was thrilled to be invited to testify in front of the Minnesota Senate today. We need to expand this model to create a more representative, fair, and equitable democracy. #democracyvouchers

👇👇👇 see you in Boston #ESS

New podcast from me and @thomaszimmer.bsky.social

Source: www.marquette.edu/news-center/...

Great job opportunity!

It’s out!! Free downloads for the next few weeks! Get it while you can—it’s a BFD! @rivb.bsky.social @mirya.bsky.social @dzobrien.bsky.social @rblaifeder.bsky.social

Excellent piece. Modern autocrats arrive at power via elections, and then gradually erode democracy until only a facade remains. Coups provoke mass opposition and mobilization: salami tactics don’t.

If only……

This Hannah Arendt quote feels appropriate right now "Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty."

"Musk quietly back-channeled a message to Senators, according to two sources familiar with the matter: anyone who votes against Trump’s Cabinet secretaries will face a multi-million dollar Musk-funded Super PAC to oust them from office in their next primary." time.com/7208202/trum...

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Some popular policies that Harris didn't champion include ending the Electoral College and campaign finance reform www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege and pleasure of discussing my new book on #DemocracyVouchers with Paris Jackson on @crosscut.com.web.brid.gy Cascade PBS! Luckily you can’t quite tell how nervous I was

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Hello sociology & political science and not-academic friends: I'm co-organizing a series of discussions on issues relating to this year's election. They're free and open to anyone interested. First one is March 6th - Register at tinyurl.com/election-series.

Excited to share the ASA Political Sociology Section 2024 Election Series! Our first talk on Mar 6 will be a dynamic and timely panel featuring Victoria Asbury, Luisa Godinez-Puig and Samuel Perry. RSVP here: tinyurl.com/election-ser...