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Winning Elections Won’t Fix Our Broken Legislature

Winning Elections Won’t Fix Our Broken Legislature

Elections, Congress, Political Theory, Political ScienceJames WallnerDecember 15, 2020Senate, Polarization, 2020 Election, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock, David Perdue, Kelly Loeffler, James Madison, Federalist 48Comment

Anticipating Trouble

Congressional Primaries and Incumbent Behavior

James WallnerOctober 31, 2018Primary Elections, Polarization, Political Dysfunction, Legislative Process Comment

Party Polarization Is an Illusion

What exactly are political parties, and how do they matter?

James WallnerJuly 25, 2018Congress, Polarization, Agenda ControlComment

Polarization is an output of our process, not the cause of all our woes

Polarization is an output of our process, not the cause of all our woes

We seek to clarify and deepen our original discussion about polarization in this post.

James WallnerJune 27, 2018Congress, PolarizationComment

Congress is Broken. But Don't Blame Polarization

Congress is Broken. But Don't Blame Polarization

“Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There’s no better rule.”

James WallnerJune 9, 2018Congress, Polarization, Leadership, Gridlock, DeliberationComment

An Impotent Congress

Americans have good reason to believe that their government isn’t working

James WallnerMay 18, 2018Congress, Gridlock, Politics of Effort, PolarizationComment