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 […]
Entries Tagged as 'U.S. Institutions'
The Electoral College: Origins, Consequences, and Flaws
January 27th, 2019, 11:14pm by Sam Wang
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Fault Lines: an interview with Julian Zelizer and Kevin Kruse on their new book
January 10th, 2019, 7:44pm by Sam Wang
I got to discuss America’s political divide with my colleague Kevin Kruse, as well as his co-author – and my co-host Julian Zelizer. Julian and Kevin are co-authors of a new book on contemporary American history released this week, “Fault Lines: A History of the United States Since 1974.” This was a good one – […]
Tags: U.S. Institutions
What you’re voting for today
November 6th, 2018, 8:22am by Sam Wang
You’re voting, right? Check your poll location and closing time. And you donated [PEC’s high-leverage picks] [NRSC]. And now, on Election Day, three cheers to those of you who are getting out the vote. Good luck – your country needs you! In addition to the House (final snapshot here) and Senate (final snapshot here, post-Kavanaugh […]
Tags: 2018 Election · House · Senate · 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 […]
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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 […]
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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
Making Every Vote Count: Election reform and the National Popular Vote Compact
October 7th, 2017, 11:02am by Sam Wang
.@SamWangPhD was great. He calculates that 1/3 of future POTUS elections will put loser of popular vote in WH, giving 5 states huge power. https://t.co/A8c8h0bYKK — Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) October 7, 2017 This morning I was on CNN (watch it here) with Mike Smerconish to talk about replacing the Electoral College with a national popular […]
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Amicus Brief in Gill v. Whitford
August 30th, 2017, 10:39pm by Sam Wang
Today I filed a brief in the S.Ct. gerrymandering case with some of the best elections scholars in the country. https://t.co/2Wm43rrnEK — Heather Gerken (@GerkenHeather) August 31, 2017 Today we submitted our amicus brief (read the PDF) in the case of Gill v. Whitford. The authors are Heather Gerken, Jonathan N. Katz, Gary King, Larry Sabato, […]
Tags: Redistricting · U.S. Institutions
Benjamin Wittes on Politics & Polls
July 13th, 2017, 4:52pm by Sam Wang
Benjamin Wittes of Lawfare joined Julian Zelizer and me today on Politics & Polls. He gave us an unsparing look at potential crimes & what the Trump-Russia scandal looks like to the national-security community. Listen: http://wws.princeton.edu/news-and-events/news/item/politics-polls-51-trump-russia-story-benjamin-wittes
Tags: President · Princeton · U.S. Institutions
Politics & Polls: Falling Toward Pavement
May 18th, 2017, 1:31pm by Sam Wang
Washington has been hit with a trifecta of catastrophic events in the past week: Trump fires FBI director Comey for investigating Russian collusion with the Trump campaign, then Trump tells secrets to the Russians in the Oval Office, then it emerges that Comey writes memos about all his conversations, including Trump trying to obstruct the […]
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