VT-Sen: Sanders Draws a Challenger
(Cross-posted at Students for a New American Politics)On Thursday, Vermont Auditor of Accounts Tom Salmon announced that he is forming an exploratory committee to consider a campaign against incumbent...
View ArticleRomney & Trump: Joined at the Hip?
(Crossposted at Students for a New American Politics)Donald Trump's comments on Fox & Friends have caused quite a stir throughout the blogosphere this morning, drawing more and more attention to...
View ArticleStudent Voters Under Attack in New Hampshire
(Crossposted at Students for a New American Politics)Is one of your high school friends going to school in New Hampshire? Or for our older readers, maybe a son or daughter? For that matter, the...
View ArticleIntroducing Youth Kos 2.0
Today I'm incredibly excited to announce the start of Youth Kos 2.0! After JamieG from Md's wonderful diary about the first attempt at Youth Kos, I wanted to make sure this was up and running quick...
View ArticleShould We "Wait Our Turn"?
(Cross-posted at Students for a New American Politics)Chances are, if you have been involved in progressive politics at all, you've worked for a candidate who "didn't pay their dues" or who needs to...
View ArticleAnalyzing Vermont Legislative Scorecards
(Cross-posted at Green Mountain Daily)This is another installment from my project that has been in the works now for nearly two years, but might finally be coming around the corner to some sort of real...
View ArticleYouth Kos 2.0 - Recommend Ideas for Discussion
Hey everyone,So it appears that Youth Kos 2.0 has really begun to get into the swing of things. I'm proud of our growing list of contributors, and the wide range of topics we've been able to touch...
View ArticleStruggling to Pay for College? Don't Expect Republicans to Help...
(Cross-posted at Students for a New American Politics)You know, for all the talking Republicans do, you would think they would be the biggest proponents of making higher education available to...
View ArticleThrough the Birther Fog
Yesterday, my school held its annual spring concert, bringing everyone outside for a day and night's worth of fun in what was impossibly nice weather. The school year is winding to a close, everyone's...
View ArticleYouth Kos Live Blog: Osama bin Laden is dead - President Obama's Statement to...
Final Update: Thanks everyone who read and helped out. I've got finals to study for, and they pay pundits and experts to reflect on these moments better than I could right now. Thanks all, and be...
View ArticleEnter The Nation's Student Writing Contest
Hey everyone!Just wanted to let you all know about a really awesome opportunity for college and high school students. Every year, our friends over at The Nation magazine hold an essay writing contest...
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A Look at the Recall: The Wisconsin District Index
(Cross-posted at Legislative District Index)First things first, the data:Now, time for some explanation:If there is one thing that Wisconsin's state legislative standoff has taught us, it is that state...
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A Second Look: Revising the Model and Republishing Wisconsin
So - like any ambitious project, the launch hasn't gone off without a few hiccups. My good friends over here raised a handful of questions about my Wisconsin Assembly data I posted - important ones...
View ArticleSen. Rockefeller Has it Wrong on Millennial Values
(Cross-posted at Students for a New American Politics)There's a lot of things the Republican party does well organizationally, and one of them is pander to the base. In fact, they've been doing it so...
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Looking at the Unicameral
Nebraska was one of my original test states - I figured it would be a nice place to start, given that I knew virtually nothing about how the Unicameral (Nebraska's unique single-chambered legislature)...
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The Kasich Wave and the Ohio Six
The Ohio Legislature has done their best trying to draw national attention this year, but they've remained the ugly step-sister to Wisconsin on virtually issue. While the lack of coverage has kept...
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Kasich Sinks Even Lower - Will the Legislature Follow?
Back on Monday, I released the Ohio District Index, and in the article, I tried to take some guesses at what kind of blowback Republicans were looking at in response to the right-wing policy agenda...
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Flipping Maine: Paul LePage, Third Parties, and Democratic Weakness in New...
One of the more painful results from last fall was the election of Paul LePage in Maine, if only for its familiarity - in 2008 I watched Gaye Symington's gubernatorial campaign collapse over the fall,...
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Why Hawaii Isn't Your Average Blue State
After spending the bulk of my time so far looking at areas where Democrats have been met with their fair share of struggles, I figured it was an appropriate time for a little pick me up - today I am...
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