Analysis A primary calendar revamp Iowa was the first-in-the-nation presidential contest for over 50 years. Now, it could be completely inconsequential as other states rise to prominence.
Analysis 2028 could be decided by a national popular vote Republicans have only won the national popular vote twice since 1988 (in the elections of 2004 and 2024). Yet, since the turn of the century, Americans have spent more years with a Republican in the White House than a Democrat.
Analysis Did Republicans just dummymander Florida? A "dummymander" is exactly what it sounds like—a dumb gerrymander, and Florida's new congressional maps may be just that.
Analysis Democrats need to embrace their Tea Party moment The Democratic establishment keeps reaching for moderates. The party's best historical analog, and its best path forward, is the Tea Party.
Democrats need to embrace their Tea Party moment The Democratic establishment keeps reaching for moderates. The party's best historical analog, and its best path forward, is the Tea Party.
Reading the Map: An Analysis of Louisiana v. Callais and the Future of the VRA The Supreme Court is on the verge of rolling back a cornerstone of voting rights law. Aidan Jonas breaks it down in a piece for Bruin Political Review.
The Hispanic Shift in 2024 The 2024 presidential election saw Hispanic voters make a dramatic shift to the right. The result was catastrophic for the Democrats.
Reading the Map: An Analysis of Louisiana v. Callais and the Future of the VRA The Supreme Court is on the verge of rolling back a cornerstone of voting rights law. Aidan Jonas breaks it down in a piece for Bruin Political Review.
The Gerrymandering War Donald Trump sparked a gerrymandering arms race that his party appears close to losing.
The Hispanic Shift in 2024 The 2024 presidential election saw Hispanic voters make a dramatic shift to the right. The result was catastrophic for the Democrats.
Relative Battlegrounds in 2024 This graphic puts each state's shift in the context of how the rest of America shifted in each presidential election from 2008 to 2024. Select a battleground state to see how it voted in relation to the rest of the nation.