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Maine could become the first state in the nation to have ranked-choice voting

Edit Vox 30 Sep 2016
The 2016 presidential campaign has been an object lesson in the flaws of the traditional single-vote, plurality approach to elections. First, we had the Republican primary ... Republican Gov ... The case against ranked-choice voting ... This post is part of Polyarchy, an independent blog produced by the political reform program at New America, a Washington think tank devoted to developing new ideas and new voices. See more Polyarchy posts here. ....

Monday night's debate probably won't change much

Edit Vox 26 Sep 2016
For all the apparent ups and downs in the polls in the past several months, polling has actually been remarkably consistent ... Including right now ... And perhaps something has shifted in the past week or so ... This post is part of Polyarchy, an independent blog produced by the political reform program at New America, a Washington think tank devoted to developing new ideas and new voices. See more Polyarchy posts here. ....

The presidential debate format sucks. We should run crisis simulations instead.

Edit Vox 21 Sep 2016
The current format of the presidential debates is terrible. It tells us nothing useful about how the candidates would operate as president. Consider what it takes to "win" a debate under the current format ... This post is part of Polyarchy, an independent blog produced by the political reform program at New America, a Washington think tank devoted to developing new ideas and new voices. See more Polyarchy posts here. ....

Why America should have more than 2 political parties

Edit Vox 16 Sep 2016
Real parties that reflected the full range of views across the country might open up Congress and politics for the better ... Libertarian Gary Johnson and Jill Stein of the Green Party ... Bush ... And those features could be changed ... This post is part of Polyarchy, an independent blog produced by the political reform program at New America, a Washington think tank devoted to developing new ideas and new voices. See more Polyarchy posts here. ....

Why Democrats have no "Freedom Caucus"

Edit Vox 15 Sep 2016
Paul Ryan faces the same governing challenges as John Boehner, which are unique to Republicans ... In any other country, we'd be five splinter parties." ... In our new book, Asymmetric Politics ... David A ... This post is part of Polyarchy, an independent blog produced by the political reform program at New America, a Washington think tank devoted to developing new ideas and new voices. See more Polyarchy posts here. ....

Is Congress working as it should? Depends on who you are.

Edit Vox 15 Sep 2016
What if Congress is working exactly as it's supposed to?. Well, maybe it is. At least for some people. So who are these select few? They are indeed a small group, but not an inconsequential one ... That's about it ... But change is hard ... This post is part of Polyarchy, an independent blog produced by the political reform program at New America, a Washington think tank devoted to developing new ideas and new voices. See more Polyarchy posts here. ....

Why primary elections scare Republican politicians more than Democrats

Edit Vox 14 Sep 2016
Ideologues often challenge Republicans, but Democrats want moderation in pursuit of policy. John Boehner thought he had a clever plan ... Rep ... This telling difference reflects the fundamentally distinct character of each major party ... This post is part of Polyarchy, an independent blog produced by the political reform program at New America, a Washington think tank devoted to developing new ideas and new voices. See more Polyarchy posts here....

The mess of health reform: trying to achieve Democratic goals through Republican means

Edit Vox 13 Sep 2016
American policy compromises Democrats' pragmatic goals with Republicans' ideological objections ... Republicans favor federalism over nationalization ... The ACA delivers benefits mainly through private insurance companies ... David A ... This post is part of Polyarchy, an independent blog produced by the political reform program at New America, a Washington think tank devoted to developing new ideas and new voices. See more Polyarchy posts here. ....

Why our presidential candidates have record-low favorable ratings

Edit Vox 13 Sep 2016
The standard explanation for their dismal ratings is that they are both flawed candidates. Certainly they have their problems. But take a moment to do the following thought experiment ... I'm pretty sure the answer would be no ... This post is part of Polyarchy, an independent blog produced by the political reform program at New America, a Washington think tank devoted to developing new ideas and new voices. See more Polyarchy posts here. ....

The liberal failure of political reform

Edit Vox 12 Sep 2016
Be careful what you wish for, liberals. the more ideological Republicans may benefit. Bernie Sanders spent the 2016 primary campaign vowing to lead a political revolution that would fundamentally reform American politics ... This post is part of Polyarchy, an independent blog produced by the political reform program at New America, a Washington think tank devoted to developing new ideas and new voices. See more Polyarchy posts here. ....

The Clinton Foundation is not a campaign finance problem

Edit Vox 31 Aug 2016
Foundations like Clinton's show the influence of the superrich, but we need new tools to address it ... That's what four longtime campaign finance experts told Vox's Jeff Stein ... The influence of economic power can be subtle ... This post is part of Polyarchy, an independent blog produced by the political reform program at New America, a Washington think tank devoted to developing new ideas and new voices. See more Polyarchy posts here. ....

Why race and identity will remain the dividing line in American politics for a while ...

Edit Vox 31 Aug 2016
Writing yesterday about how race and identity has become the central dividing line in American politics, I argued that we are likely to have a politics dominated by race and identity for the near-term future ... This post is part of Polyarchy, an independent blog produced by the political reform program at New America, a Washington think tank devoted to developing new ideas and new voices. See more Polyarchy posts here. ....

How race and identity became the central dividing line in American politics

Edit Vox 30 Aug 2016
In 2016, race and identity has emerged as the central dividing line in American politics ... So how did this happen?. The easy answer is Donald J. Trump ... But Trump is not acting in a vacuum ... A Realist's View of Democracy in America ... This post is part of Polyarchy, an independent blog produced by the political reform program at New America, a Washington think tank devoted to developing new ideas and new voices. See more Polyarchy posts here. ....
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