Today’s Alabama special election to replace Senator Luther Strange (R) is of obvious interest for two reasons. First and foremost, since the Senate is now 52 R, 48 D/I. After tonight, it will either stay the same, or become 51 R, 49 D/I. This would adversely affect the legislative ability of an already-dysfunctional Republican Congress. […]
Entries from December 12th, 2017
Roy Moore as an ultimate test of the power of partisan loyalty
December 12th, 2017, 9:11pm by Sam Wang
Tags: 2016 Election · Senate
Another SCOTUS partisan gerrymandering case in 2017-2018 goes forward!
December 8th, 2017, 11:12pm by Sam Wang
Amos 5:24 But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. https://t.co/WOEq1KdUnt — Sam Wang (@SamWangPhD) December 8, 2017 This is quite novel. We are still waiting for the decision in Gill v. Whitford, this year’s big partisan-gerrymandering case before the Supreme Court. However, it turns out it’s just the first […]
Tags: House · Redistricting
