As a new subscriber I look forward to learning more about your election reform concepts. To make these changes, though, sustainable and durable majorities need to be in place in Congress.
For at least the short term, consensus candidates capable of winning over maybe 70% of Americans need to run and win against an entrenched far-right wing party. That won't be possible with the current entrenched (perceived to be) far-left wing party.
So to get to the enduring election reforms, how can we build the necessary Congress?
Great piece, and I'm all for electoral reform, but I also think Democrats deserve more than a little blame for the outcome last fall. Immediately after Biden dropped out in July, Joe Manchin floated the idea of running for the nomination. A party that prioritized winning, especially given the threat Trump posed, would have been open to Manchin's candidacy. Instead, I recall mostly hostility. The party coalescing around Harris without question was a choice, one I wish my party had done with a bit less haste.
As a new subscriber I look forward to learning more about your election reform concepts. To make these changes, though, sustainable and durable majorities need to be in place in Congress.
For at least the short term, consensus candidates capable of winning over maybe 70% of Americans need to run and win against an entrenched far-right wing party. That won't be possible with the current entrenched (perceived to be) far-left wing party.
So to get to the enduring election reforms, how can we build the necessary Congress?
Great piece, and I'm all for electoral reform, but I also think Democrats deserve more than a little blame for the outcome last fall. Immediately after Biden dropped out in July, Joe Manchin floated the idea of running for the nomination. A party that prioritized winning, especially given the threat Trump posed, would have been open to Manchin's candidacy. Instead, I recall mostly hostility. The party coalescing around Harris without question was a choice, one I wish my party had done with a bit less haste.
As it happens I (a non-Madisonian) just wrote something on separation of powers myself. https://luckorcunning.blogspot.com/2025/04/to-what-extent-should-governmental.html?m=1