#1. Both Sides Think They’re Winning & Plan to Double-Down CONT. – pdf Bruce Mehlman, Mehlman Castagnetti Rosen & Thomas Read more »
Alarm at Proposal to Ask About Citizenship Status in Census
A request by the Justice Department to ask people about their citizenship status in the 2020 census is stirring a broad backlash from census experts and others who say the move could wreck chances for an accurate count of the population — and, by extension, a fair redistricting of the […] Read more »
Partisan Gerrymandering and the Outlook for the 2018 U.S. House Elections
There is a growing sense among political observers that the United States may be heading toward a wave election in 2018. … Despite these signs of an impending Democratic wave, however, many political experts believe that the way House district lines in many key states were drawn by Republicans prior […] Read more »
The Health of American Democracy: Comparing Perceptions of Experts and the American Public
Given widespread concern about the possible erosion of democracy in the United States, Bright Line Watch has conducted expert surveys since early 2017 asking thousands of professional political scientists to identify the dimensions of democracy they see as most important and to rate how well the U.S. is performing on […] Read more »
Drawing Lines on the Wisconsin Map
When the Supreme Court on Oct. 3 hears the Wisconsin redistricting case, the legal conflict will pit a relatively narrow argument that is based on Court precedents against a broader-based approach based on constitutional history and good-government arguments. The clash also will likely explore the practicality of the reformers’ proposed […] Read more »
New Research Exposes Why Competition in U.S. Politics Industry is Failing America
At a time of high dissatisfaction and distrust with the U.S. political system, Katherine M. Gehl and Michael E. Porter today released new research that illuminates the root causes of why competition in politics is failing to serve the public interest. It is delivering gridlock and partisan divisions, not solutions […] Read more »