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Changing the Rules changes everything.
The purpose of politics, as a business, is the reelection of incumbents and the protection of the two national parties. It operates by a set of rules, and these rules can be changed.
Public Opinion Doesn’t Matter.
A Princeton University study finds that since the 1990s, public opinion has no impact on U.S policy.
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Articles
Conservatives won’t get what they want
Long before Donald Trump, the very rules of political system ensure that conservatives won’t get a smaller government, a simplified tax code or free markets.
Only 14% matter
“14% of America, roughly half on the left and half on the right, consistently shouts, posts and voters, while the rest of us are left exhausted.”
Source: Hidden Tribes research report
The Disappearing
Center
It is not just the last two election cycles. Moderates have been leaving both the House and the Senate for decades.
Deep
Wisdom
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Blog
The Path from Closed Competition to Open Competition
Gerrymandering
Good News: Mid-term Voters Drew the Line on Gerrymandering
Go Deeper: Redrawing district lines to give an advantage to one party over another is called "gerrymandering." Here's how it works.
Presidential Debates
What will it take for third party candidates to be in the Presidential Debates?
The Path to Greater Participation
From Few Voters Matter to All Voters Matter
Shift to a National Popular Vote for President
Open All Primaries to Independent Voters
The Path to Finding the Proper Role for Money
Reducing the Role of Money
The momentum behind the passage of “Anti-corruption acts” is approaching a tipping point.
Exposure about how members of Congress serve as “cash cows:” for their party’s political machinery.
Former members of Congress and governors from both parties are working to reducing the power of money in politics.