My work on the age divide featured in ABC Australia: "A paper co-authored by Pocasangre last year outlines some of the downfalls of the age divide...As younger Americans' concerns are overlooked in Congress, they pay less attention and are less likely to vote, campaign, donate or run for office."
ABC News Australia@news.abc.net.au · 3w agoMitch McConnell's absence from the US Senate reignites debate about age limits
Our new report on the costs and value of ballot initiatives has some neat graphs showing where initiatives are more costly (California, of course) and how more money doesn't always guarantee an initiative will pass (the issues matter a lot!) www.newamerica.org/insights/dir...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/10659129261444345
NYU Law Democracy Project@democracyproject.bsky.social · 2w agoNext up in our new series on Congress - an essay by Faculty Director @rickpildes.bsky.social on "A Politically Realistic Approach to Fair Political Representation" The Democracy Project features ideas & proposals from across the political spectrum Read here: democracyproject.org/posts/a-poli...
Banning gerrymandering isn't the simple solution we think it is. @leedrutman.bsky.social dives into why: leedrutman.substack.com/p/why-you-ca...
Why you can’t just ban gerrymandering
Fair maps require a definition of fair. There isn't one. There are infinite ones.
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🤯 Incredible resource: "SAGE collects lower-house parliamentary and presidential election returns for 110 countries at the smallest unit each electoral authority publishes" noahdasanaike.github.io/sage.html
Small-Area Global Elections (SAGE) Dataset - Noah Dasanaike
SAGE: small-area, mostly polling-station-level election results with polygon geometry for 110 countries.
noahdasanaike.github.io
Interesting paper!
Jack Bailey@jack-bailey.co.uk · last mo.I have a new paper on the Gallagher index: the most common measure of electoral disproportionality. We often assume it runs from 0 (perfect 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺) to 1 (perfect 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺). But I show that in most party systems, 1 is not a possible value. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
My letter in Harper's magazine: "Perhaps the most powerful antigerontocratic reform is to get rid of winner-take-all elections and adopt a system like proportional representation. Unlike Tithonus, cursed to age forever, electoral rules can and should be renewed." harpers.org/archive/2026...
Letters, by Peter Gosselin, Harrison Stetler
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300 episodes of our No Jargon podcast! 🎉 To celebrate, we sat down with SSN's new board chair @mschmitt9.bsky.social (@newamerica.org) to talk about what's broken in American politics, why political parties still matter & what it would take to rebuild trust. 🎧 Listen: scholars.org/podcast/epis...
In 24 states, citizens have no direct path to place statewide measures on the ballot. New polling finds people in many of those states want one—they just don't know they don't have it. @politicalreform.newamerica.org @oscarp.bsky.social @maresastrano.bsky.social www.newamerica.org/insights/low...
Low Awareness, Strong Appetite: New Polling on Ballot Initiative Access in 10 Non-Initiative States
A survey commissioned by New America’s Political Reform program suggests a key barrier to states adopting a ballot initiative process is lack of awareness, not opposition.
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In a new survey fielded in 10 states that don't have citizen initiatives, we find that most respondents don't know whether their state allows them. But once told their state doesn't have citizen initiatives, majorities are supportive of adopting the process. www.newamerica.org/insights/low...
With growing interest on proportional representation in the US, thought I'd re-share this @newamerica.org piece on why I think this systems would be a major upgrade: www.newamerica.org/insights/eig...
Eight Reasons to Champion Proportional Representation for the U.S.
Proportional representation would be a major and much needed upgrade for American elections.
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"the idea that majority-minority districts will concentrate power among people whose views are similar because of their shared ethnicity has never held up in a community as diverse as ours. Just ask a Latino Republican in California or a Democrat in Florida." democracyjournal.org/arguments/th...
The Real Districting Culprit
It isn’t gerrymandering. It’s the existence of single-member districts in the first place. It was never designed to help minority voters.
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Ezra Klein explains why he supports proportional representation: With #ProportionalRepresentation, “it matters whether you appeal to people who are skeptical. It creates competition for voters who are currently disenfranchised," like California Republicans or Texas Dems.
New York Times Opinion@nytopinion.nytimes.com · 3mo agoWhat would it look like to end partisan and racial gerrymandering? The political scientist Lee Drutman makes the case for proportional representation on “The Ezra Klein Show.”
@leedrutman.bsky.social on the Ezra Klein show talking all things gerrymandering and proportional representation www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/o...
Opinion | How to End the Gerrymandering Doom Loop Forever
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In this special deep dive episode of the Strength In Numbers podcast, I talk with voting and democracy expert Lee Drutman, who makes a good case for why you should support proportional representation and fusion voting! In pod feeds now www.gelliottmorris.com/p/deep-dive-...
Deep Dive episode: Democracy 2.0, with Lee Drutman
Tired of partisan gerrymandering and a two-party system that is unresponsive to the needs of everyday Americans? Have we got an idea for you!
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How could alternative electoral systems increase representation for voters of color? @oscarp.bsky.social and @mlatner.bsky.social write about how proportional representation could facilitate minority representation: houstoninstitute.substack.com/p/pathways-t... @houstoninstitute.bsky.social
Pathways to Minority Representation
How do voters of color achieve representation through different electoral systems?
houstoninstitute.substack.com
The UK is becoming a lab of electoral systems. Here @simonhix.bsky.social compares Scotland's mixed-member proportional system with the new Welsh party-list system. substack.com/home/post/p-...
PR for Westminster? Lessons from Scotland and Wales
On 7 May 2026 Britain ran a proportional representation (PR) experiment: with one version of PR used for the election of the Scottish Parliament, and another (and new) version for the election of the ...
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That New Zealand basically got a mixed-member proportional system by accident was one of my favorite discoveries while researching these systems. The other is that if there is a tie in an election in Monaco, the older candidate wins the race.
Tim Bale@timbale.bsky.social · 3mo agoFor all those who don't know how New Zealand got PR by accident.
And if you want to learn more about mixed-member systems: www.newamerica.org/insights/mix...
Mixed-Member Proportional Representation and the U.S. House of Representatives
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Oscar P@oscarp.bsky.social · 3mo agoIt's an exciting day for electoral systems nerds! Wales is switching from mixed-member proportional to closed-list PR, each district electing 6 members allocated with D'Hondt. Here's a really cool simulator of how the new system works by @jaclarner.bsky.social jaclarner.github.io/senedd_ethol...
It's an exciting day for electoral systems nerds! Wales is switching from mixed-member proportional to closed-list PR, each district electing 6 members allocated with D'Hondt. Here's a really cool simulator of how the new system works by @jaclarner.bsky.social jaclarner.github.io/senedd_ethol...
Senedd Election Simulator
Senedd Election Simulator - Visualize Welsh election results
jaclarner.github.io
Party building is hard. Like any organization, a political party has to figure out how to scale up while remaining cohesive. In a new report exploring the model of the Working Families Party, Tabatha Abu El-Haj makes the case for associational party building: www.newamerica.org/insights/ass...
A Model for Associational Party Building
New York’s Working Families Party demonstrates how political parties can rebuild community ties, foster participation, and translate electoral leverage into policy wins.
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Yes. This new article by @oscarp.bsky.social and team gives a tight summary of the challenges. bsky.app/profile/jack...
Jack Santucci@jacksantucci.bsky.social · 3mo agoThis is the most useful thing a person today could read on MMP. Extensive, clear explanation of basic mechanics, design variations, downstream effects, etc. @alexkeena.bsky.social, @oscarp.bsky.social, and Natasha Romero Moskala. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Hey #edusky / #datasky: I'm hiring! If you're a data person who cares about education equity, social equality, and working toward a less divided America, check it out! newamerica.applytojob.com/apply/LVDvuZ... #datajobs #edjobs #edpolicy
Data and Policy Analyst – Education Funding Equity Initiative - New America - Career Page
Apply to Data and Policy Analyst – Education Funding Equity Initiative at New America in Washington, DC.
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This is the most useful thing a person today could read on MMP. Extensive, clear explanation of basic mechanics, design variations, downstream effects, etc. @alexkeena.bsky.social, @oscarp.bsky.social, and Natasha Romero Moskala. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Mixed-Member Proportional Representation and the U.S. House of Representatives - Alex Keena, Oscar Pocasangre, Natasha Romero Moskala, 2026
The use of single-seat districts and majoritarian rules for legislative elections is associated with many problems in American politics. However, this method of...
journals.sagepub.com
Our paper on mixed-member systems and the US House is out on first view! These systems are often called the "best of both worlds" but they are complex & confusing. We hope the paper clarifies concepts & starts more discussions on mixed-member reforms in the US journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Mixed-Member Proportional Representation and the U.S. House of Representatives - Alex Keena, Oscar Pocasangre, Natasha Romero Moskala, 2026
The use of single-seat districts and majoritarian rules for legislative elections is associated with many problems in American politics. However, this method of...
journals.sagepub.com
yalelawjournal.org/essay/callai...
Callais Confusion, Power-Sharing, and the Inevitability of Proportional Representation | Yale Law Journal
This Essay explores the aftermath of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Section 2 has served as an imperfect side constraint on majoritarian power. As...
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houstoninstitute.substack.com/p/pathways-t...
Pathways to Minority Representation
How do voters of color achieve representation through different electoral systems?
houstoninstitute.substack.com
Anthony Michael Kreis@anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 3mo agoStatewide, proportional representation in Congress with state Party lists.
