In building an armed camp to protect themselves, Democrats implicitly endorse the case for D.C. remaining a federal district and not a state. I wrote about it today at The Federalist.
Democrats
Signs of the times
StandardTwo new pieces from me this week:
*At Broad+Liberty, I wrote about the escalating lawn-sign wars and what it means for neighborly relations.
*In The Federalist, I wrote about how Kamala Harris’s nomination cements the rise of money and the decline of workers as the ruler of the Democratic Party.
Tumbling vice: the Democrats take Las Vegas.
StandardI collected the best tweets of last night’s barnburner of a presidential debate, today at The Federalist.
Councilmanic Prerogative
StandardUnchecked prerogatives are at odds with the American theory of governance. I wrote about City Council members’ unchecked power over Philadelphia zoning decisions and the corruption it breeds, today at Broad + Liberty.
Caucus, Caucus, Caucus!
StandardToday at The Federalist, I wrote about how the Iowa Caucus works and why it’s better than a primary.
Unsuccessful Succession
StandardNo matter how many people Congress impeaches, Nancy Pelosi will never be President. My latest at The Federalist.
Philadelphia Votes, 2019
StandardPhiladelphia re-elected its mayor, Jim Kenney, last week. As usual, the Democrat won resoundingly, though his share of the vote dropped from 85% to 80% since 2015. As this map shows, the losses were mainly in Northeast and South Philly
In the City Council races, the big news was the election of an at-large member from the Working Families Party, a socialist faction that was contesting the Philly elections for the first time. Candidate Kendra Brooks took one of the two at-large seats reserved for the non-majority party, both of which had been held by Republicans since they were created in 1951.
This map shows the relative strength between the Republicans and the WFP. The radicals were strongest in the gentrifying areas surrounding Center City, but also showed some strength in parts of North and West Philly.
The scale here is by percentage points, not a percentage of the total GOP+WFP vote. In many of these divisions, that means the difference between 1% and 2%.
Warren Against the World: Democrats Debate
StandardI collected the best tweets of last nights Democratic debate. Read them today at The Federalist.
Third-time tweets
StandardToday at The Federalist, I rounded up the best tweets of last night’s Democratic presidential debate.
Detroit Debate Part Deux
StandardMore debates mean more shouting, more umbrage-taking, and above all more tweets. I collected the best of them this morning for The Federalist.