Oscar P
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political scientist
@newamerica.org
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Elon Musk called it a scam. But really it's a long-standing electoral practice of New York. In this piece, I explain what fusion voting is and why there's a movement to revive the practice in other states:
thefulcrum.us/governance-l...
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Why Mamdani and Sliwa Appeared Twice on the New York City Ballot
As New Yorkers headed to vote for their next mayor and other local officials, those unfamiliar with New York elections found a surprise: Zohran Mamdani, Curtis Sliwa, and several other candidates were...
https://thefulcrum.us/governance-legislation/why-mamdani-sliwa-new-york-city-ballot-fusion-voting
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electoral reform is very popular in the US. there is a broad devotion to the idea of fairness. PR can get us there and is one popular option, but not the only one
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Checking in on that one Navy Yard voter
www.electionatlas.nyc/maps.html#!N...
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If you want to read more about Moon Duchin's work, here's a study she and her team did for
@newamerica.org
on how more proportional electoral systems could enhance representation in Massachusetts.
www.newamerica.org/political-re...
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Marathon day in NYC and perfect fall weather = city wide block party
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And all of the sudden, everyone’s about to become an expert in Dutch parliamentary politics
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G Elliott Morris
20 days ago
Here is a wide-ranging podcast between myself and Lee Drutman about polling, moderation, spatial voting, electoral reform, and general all things politics and numbers right now:
www.politicsinquestion.com/episodes/pol...
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What Can the Data Tell Us? — Politics In Question
In this week’s episode of Politics in Question , Lee talks with G. Elliot Morris about all things polling. Morris is data-driven journalist and author of Strength in Numbers: How Polls Work and…
https://www.politicsinquestion.com/episodes/pollingdata
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huh - a quirk of Monaco's electoral system: "In case of a tie, the eldest candidate is declared elected."
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IPU PARLINE database: MONACO (Conseil national), Electoral system
IPU PARLINE database on national parliaments: MONACO (Conseil national), Electoral system
http://archive.ipu.org/parline/reports/2217_B.htm
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Dustin Wahl
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Mills would be 79 when she takes office, 85 when she retires. Says she'll only serve one term, which shows how useless term limits are to bring down the age of Congress. To bridge the age gap, we need serious reform, as
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and I recently wrote:
protectdemocracy.org/work/age-div...
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When you're on the Amtrak from DC to NY
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Highly recommend this book by the incredibly talented Haley Cohen on the gripping, harrowing, but ultimately inspiring story of the grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Flow...
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Finally got around to reading this excellent novel (You Dream of Empires in English). Highly recommended!
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"AI is a mass delusion event"
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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Have I got the report for you!
www.newamerica.org/political-re...
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Some graphs from our report on the age divide that really struck me: Almost 40% of US representatives are above retirement age and that is a uniquely American problem. It also doesn't seem like term limits would help much: new members of Congress are...not that young!
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“An uncommon animal, called by naturalists a GERRYMANDER,” Ohio State Journal, August 31, 1842. From
@leedrutman.bsky.social
's essay on previous gerrymandering wars and how to fix the problem once and for all (proportional representation!)
leedrutman.substack.com/p/what-the-a...
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Excited to go to New Orleans this week for
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. I'm on a panel making the case for proportional representation in the US. Come check it out if you're around!
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This reminds me of this recent paper that came out on how rare it is for democracies to come back after backsliding. Though quite the sobering read, it is also an invitation to imagine and work towards better institutions to future-proof democracy.
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/the...
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Instant run-off results from last week's election are out. Mamdani wins 56% of the votes in the third round, 12 points ahead of Cuomo.
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