Great conference today on the Electoral College, hosted by the Harvard Law and Policy Review. An all-star cast – see the schedule! Also livecast here. My slides are available in PDF format here. Some of my marginal notes here.
Entries Tagged as 'President'
Harvard Law School panel on Electoral College
October 19th, 2019, 9:11am by Sam Wang
Tags: 2008 Election · 2016 Election · 2020 Election · President · U.S. Institutions
Making Every Vote Count: How Would Electoral College Reform Change Campaigns?
October 7th, 2019, 11:12am by Sam Wang
Today I was on a panel with Steve Clemons of The Hill, Amanda Iovino, and Mark Penn on Electoral College reform. Interesting discussion. It was on C-SPAN Radio, and you can watch the full video here on Facebook Live. It may be broadcast on C-SPAN later. A later panel had some excellent guests: Jesse Wegman […]
Tags: President · U.S. Institutions
Discussing Electoral College bugs at APSA
August 28th, 2019, 6:31am by Sam Wang
Tomorrow at the American Political Science Association meeting, I’ll be on a panel organized by Rick Hasen and Bruce Cain on the Electoral College. My topic: A Bug in Democracy: Mythical and True Flaws in the Electoral College. My draft working paper is here, and slides are here. Co-panelists: Amel Ahmed, Michael Morley, and Ed […]
Tags: President
Seven Steps Of Boom And (usually) Bust: Harris and Williamson at Step 2…Biden at Step 6?
June 28th, 2019, 12:08am by Sam Wang
So again, not to bang this drum too hard, but this is the thing about search traffic and the like not being a proxy for voter intention. https://t.co/ugJxqzDimO — Ariel Edwards-Levy (@aedwardslevy) June 28, 2019 In such a crowded field, it’s inevitable that some candidate will get a boomlet. How long does a boomlet last, […]
Tags: 2020 Election · President
Mueller Report Book Club: Volume II, Obstruction of Justice, with Quinta Jurecic
May 17th, 2019, 11:39pm by Sam Wang
…and here’s our podcast on Volume II. Our guest is the incomparable Quinta Jurecic, of Lawfareblog.
Tags: 2016 Election · President · U.S. Institutions
Your weekend book club: The Mueller Report
May 10th, 2019, 9:26am by Sam Wang
Been meaning to pick up that Mueller Report, but gotten a little scare of its heft? Wondering what all the fuss is about? Concerned for your democracy? We have the answer for you! In the latest episode of Politics And Polls, Julian Zelizer launch our book club on the Mueller Report. This week we do […]
Tags: 2016 Election · President · Princeton · U.S. Institutions
The Electoral College: Origins, Consequences, and Flaws
January 27th, 2019, 11:14pm by Sam Wang
I have some thoughts on the Electoral College. I hope you don’t mind the Twitter format! You can also see a single-page version here thanks to ThreadReaderApp. Actually, no. For example, in 2016 the minimum number of jurisdictions needed to reach Hillary Clinton’s popular majority was 39 states plus DC. But let’s get serious. Let’s […]
Tags: President · U.S. Institutions
The Authoritarian Checklist – John Brennan / Peter Strzok update, August 2018
August 15th, 2018, 3:35pm by Sam Wang
John Brennan’s public service: -CIA station chief in Saudi Arabia -CIA chief of staff -Director of Terrorist Threat Integration Center -Director of National Counter terrorism Center -White House Homeland Security Adviser -CIA director -Briefed three presidents — Philip Rucker (@PhilipRucker) August 15, 2018 I’ve left this topic alone for some time, but we must revisit […]
Tags: President · U.S. Institutions
Politics and Polls: Can Trump Actually Shut Down the Mueller Investigation?
March 22nd, 2018, 4:45pm by Sam Wang
As Trump hostility to Mueller’s investigation heats up, can he actually shut it down? On Politics And Polls, I talk to Fordham Law professor and Trump-investigation expert Jed Shugerman about fail-safes that Mueller may have put in place, and legal theories of the case. Listen to the new Politics & Polls! Oh, and in case […]
Tags: President · U.S. Institutions
Fall Football Lecture: Can Math Help Fix Bugs in Democracy?
November 11th, 2017, 12:14pm by Sam Wang
During college football season, the Princeton Alumni Association hosts fall lectures for people who come back to campus for the home games. This morning I gave the pregame lecture for the Yale game. My topic: can math help repair partisan gerrymandering and the Electoral College? Great audience, great questions. There is no video available. However, […]
Tags: President · Princeton · Redistricting · U.S. Institutions
