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Category Archives: Legislative Politics
Follow Up: Simulating Elizabeth Colbert Busch’s Vote on “The Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act”
Tuesday’s post simulated Elizabeth Colbert Busch’s roll-call record taking into consideration the 1st district’s partisanship and the campaign contributions she has received from unions. The main point was that voters in the 1st district will have a much larger effect on her voting record than … Continue reading
The State of the Union: Putting First Things First
State of the Unions. What are they good for? Absolutely nothing. Ok “absolutely nothing” is an oversimplification. But as best political scientists are able to discern, presidential speeches in general—like last night’s State of the Union—have little independent effect on … Continue reading
On (the lack of) Gun Control Laws: How Much is the NRA to Blame?
This is a reblog of one of Nate’s posts from January of 2011 in response to the Gabby Giffords shooting. I think it’s germane to the present conversation. And for the record, this is not an endorsement of the NRA by any means, just an attempt … Continue reading
Posted in Legislative Politics, Policy Agendas
Tagged Arizona Shooting, Carolyn McCarthy, Gun Control, NRA, Richard Lugar
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The Filibuster: An “Accident of History”? On the Common Cause Lawsuit.
A few months back, we at the blog had a semi-regular series: “things institutionalists know that you should” (see for example see Josh on timing, Nate on Plott’s fundamental equation, and myself on the status quo bias of institutions). This … Continue reading
Did Strategic Disagreement Kill the Disability Treaty?
Yesterday the Senate rejected the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) treaty. As political scientist Jeff Peake noted, this was the first treaty to die on the Senate floor in over a decade (since the … Continue reading
Posted in Legislative Politics, Polarization
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