The Supreme Court might overturn Roe. It took decades of scorched-earth conservative politics to get here.
Upholding Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban could severely damage American belief in the court’s legitimacy.
What happened to that ‘blue wave’?
Democratic Party moderates and progressives are blaming each other. Here’s what our research suggests.
Citizens United turns 10 today. Here’s what we’ve learned about dark money.
The Supreme Court believed it wouldn’t lead to corruption. What’s the verdict?
These are the roadblocks to the Democrats’ big voting rights bill
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) speaks during an event advocating
How Citizens United gave Republicans a bonanza of seats in U.S. state legislatures
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The Supreme Court’s new definition of corruption is out of step with what Americans think
[caption id="attachment_44036" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Former Virginia governor Bob McDonnell speaks outside
The Supreme Court asks its four questions on Obama’s immigration initiative. Well, two of them.
[caption id="attachment_39458" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Supporters of President Obama's executive actions
No, Donald Trump’s candidacy doesn’t mean that presidential nominations are completely different now
[caption id="attachment_32579" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Donald Trump and his then-wife, Ivana,
Which kinds of campaign donations lead to more polarized legislatures? You’ll be surprised by the answer.
[caption id="attachment_31115" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] (iStock)[/caption] Some days it seems that
If the Obama presidency is winding down, why is his group Organizing for Action ramping up?
[caption id="attachment_27986" align="aligncenter" width="1484"] (Tony Dejak/AP)[/caption] On June 30, Organizing
An expert on congressional primaries weighs in on Cantor's loss
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An expert on congressional primaries weighs in on Cantor’s loss
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Following his defeat in the
Here's how to put everyday citizens in charge of financing campaigns
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] David Barrows of Washington waves
Here’s how to put everyday citizens in charge of financing campaigns
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] David Barrows of Washington waves
A new experiment shows how money buys access to Congress
A new paper just released today by two political science
The New York Review of Books misses the mark on books about 2012 election
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The Supreme Court might strike down overall contribution limits. And that's okay.
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Reform After the IRS Scandal? Don’t Bet on It.
We welcome this guest post by political scientist Michael Miller,
Why Money Still Matters
This is a guest post by political scientist and Sunlight
How Money Might Affect House Races (Part 2): the Super PACs
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United
Economic Inequality and Political Power (Part 3 of 3)
In response to the disproportionate influence of the well-off that
Evaluating Forecasts of the Supreme Court’s Health Care Ruling
This is a guest post by my colleague Brandon Bartels.
Has Anthony Kennedy Moved to the Right? Maybe Not.
This is a guest post by Michael Bailey. See also
Voters’ Interests in Campaign Finance Regulation: Formal Models
Continuing our collaboration with newsletters from sections of the American
Campaign Spending Bans: Do They Work?
bq. This paper seeks to understand the effect of campaign
Potpourri
* Rick Hasen on Citizens United. The c4's should be
Colbert “out-legals” Justice Stevens
Just in case the Republican primary is not providing enough
Clean Elections vs. Political Speech
One of the "goals of The Monkey Cage":https://themonkeycage.org/2007/11/why_this_blog.html is to
Hoisted from Comments: Norm Ornstein on Citizens United
From the "comments":https://themonkeycage.org/2010/12/bleg_what_difference_did_citiz.html#comment-51265 on my "previous post":https://themonkeycage.org/2010/12/bleg_what_difference_did_citiz.html, here is Norm
Bleg: What Difference did Citizens United Make in the 2010 Election?
I need to come up with a few paragraphs that
Early Data on Political Ads in 2010
Following quickly on my "earlier post":https://themonkeycage.org/2010/09/tracking_political_ads_in_2010.html comes "the first data":http://election-ad.research.wesleyan.edu/2010/09/27/over-219m-spent-on-advertising-in-us-senate-and-us-house-races-since-jan-1/
Tracking Political Ads in 2010
bq. Transparency and government responsiveness depend critically on real-time publicly
The Ideologies of Supreme Court Justices and Presidents
In an earlier graph, I mapped the ideological "ideal points"
A Hypothesis about the Effect of Citizens United
From a grad student in our department who used to
Do Unlimited Campaign Contributions Help Republicans?
Lee Drutman, last seen here guest-blogging on corporate lobbying, sends