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The Blame Game Nov. 07, 2024
And now it begins. America has elected a very flawed candidate. An aging, raging bully. Not the firs... Read More
Latinos Teach Democrats a Brutal Lesson at the Ballot Box Nov. 06, 2024
SAN DIEGO — Oye, Democratic Party, Latinos sent you a message. Did you get it? Former, and no... Read More
Frederick Douglass and Voting Rights Feb. 01, 2019
I have been reading — more accurately, listening to — David Blight's new biography, "Fre... Read More
Nevada GOP Tragedy: Lessons for America Dec. 02, 2018
The failures of the Nevada GOP are lessons for Republicans across the country. Avoid the same mistak... Read More
The Great Shake-Up Nov. 29, 2018
After the 2012 election, I had one wish: that the back of the Republican establishment would be brok... Read More
The Midterms Are All About Turnout Nov. 01, 2018
As Election Day approaches, expectations are pretty much where they've been for the past six months.... Read More
Democrats, Though Not All, Learn How to Win Elections Nov. 09, 2017
We hear that Democrat Ralph Northam's decisive win in the race for Virginia governor was extra extra... Read More
Leave Divisive Narrative Behind Us Now Nov. 16, 2016
Occasionally in the space of political discourse, convenient narratives replace actual facts, especi... Read More
Hold the Polls: Lower Black Turnout Makes Them Wrong Nov. 02, 2016
Pollsters are excellent at figuring out how people will vote, but they do a poor job of judging wh... Read More
Turnout Time Oct. 25, 2016
Some of us this election year don't even want to say the words "Clinton" or "Trump" — and with... Read More
Which Party Will Hold the Senate and House? Oct. 18, 2016
Which party is going to control the House and hold a majority in the Senate in January 2017? Even if... Read More
Don't Know Much About History May. 10, 2015
In March, President Barack Obama teased the notion of making voting mandatory. "It would be transfor... Read More
In Ferguson, as Elsewhere, Voting Is What Matters Nov. 27, 2014
In covering the violence engulfing Ferguson, Missouri, media routinely cite the following numbers to... Read More
Is There a Viagra for Bored Voters? Nov. 09, 2014
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Democrats won every statewide office and a comfortable majority of the co... Read More
Americans Love Community, Hate Politics Oct. 24, 2014
To understand the lack of enthusiasm most Americans feel about the midterm elections, it's important... Read More
The Most Boring California Election Ever Oct. 23, 2014
Most years, California offers up supersize election stories — an embarrassment of riches for t... Read More
Peterson or Sacramento Business as Usual Sep. 28, 2014
"Yeah, I have an 'R' next to my name," California secretary of state hopeful Pete Peterson shrugged ... Read More
Will Republicans Draw Wrong Conclusion From the 2014 Campaign? Sep. 27, 2014
If Republicans have become more bullish about their party's prospects for victory Nov. 4, it could b... Read More
Democracy and Ferguson Aug. 24, 2014
Not all the residents of Ferguson, Missouri, are black; not all of them are out protesting; and some... Read More
LA's Idea of Using a Lottery to Entice Voters Is a Stinker Aug. 21, 2014
The Los Angeles Ethics Commission voted unanimously last week to ask the City Council to consider "f... Read More
