Could Georgia’s senate elections produce a split result? I looked at the historical precedents when states have elected two senators on the same day, today at The Federalist.
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Post-Election Articles
StandardA couple of new pieces up this week:
- At Broad + Liberty, I analyzed the growth in Trump’s vote in Philadelphia and what it means for future Republicans candidates there.
- At The Federalist, I discussed what Andrew Jackson’s supporters did after losing the 1824 election, and what Trump’s might do now.
Mind your business
StandardSay no to pollsters and make the secret ballot a secret again. My latest at The Federalist.
50 is enough
StandardRioting in the capital shows why the federal government needs to control its own environs and why D.C. should not become a state. My latest at The Federalist.
Tiocfaidh ár lá?
StandardI wrote about the Irish elections and the rise of Sinn Fein, today at The Federalist.
Caucus, Caucus, Caucus!
StandardToday at The Federalist, I wrote about how the Iowa Caucus works and why it’s better than a primary.
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%.
Rigging the vote
StandardCalifornia wants to exclude Donald Trump from the 2020 ballot and has joined the unconstitutional pact to require all electors to vote for the popular vote winner. Together, these acts make it near impossible for any Republican to win. I wrote about it today at The Federalist.
Jocks v. Nerds
StandardMy latest at The Federalist: like it or not, the American electorate almost always prefers jocks to nerds.
Backdoor Amendments
StandardThe National Popular Interstate Vote Compact is dishonest, unconstitutional, and just a bad idea: my latest at The Federalist.