Category: Political Parties
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Ketanji Brown Jackson on Verge of Confirmation
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson seemed poised for confirmation to the Supreme Court after a week of grueling hearings in the U.S. Senate. Judiciary committee chairman Richard Durbin from Illinois scheduled a markup meeting for Monday which sets the timetable for confirmation in April. Despite the intense questioning from Republicans, Judge Jackson is expected to be […]
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Conservative Candidate Wins South Korean Presidential Election
Voters in South Korea recently elected Yoon Suk-yeol as president. The election represented the closest in the country’s history with the People Power Party’s candidate Mr. Yoon winning by less than 1 percent over the Democratic Party’s candidate Lee Jae-myung. The most salient issues confronting voters were gender inequality and the state of the economy. […]
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Texas Primaries Mark Beginning of 2022 Midterms
Democrats and Republicans in Texas turned out on March 1st to select nominees for office in primary elections. As expected, both Republican incumbent governor Greg Abbott and Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke won their respective contests outright. The primaries in Texas provided few surprises as many candidates were running in safely-drawn seats. The only statewide, high-profile […]
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States Spar Over Redistricting Maps
Several states still had unresolved redistricting maps as midterm elections loomed in November. Congressional districts are redrawn after every decennial census and might determine which party controls the House of Representatives next January. The legislatures are tasked in most states with redistricting, but an increasing number have established commissions to draw more representative districts. Commissions, […]
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Portuguese Election Brings Stability
Voters in Portugal recently went to the polls and participated in a snap general election. The election was called by Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa after the ruling coalition failed to pass a budget. Prior to the election, the Socialist Party held 108 seats in the 230-seat parliament, and while not an outright majority they […]
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Biden Seeks Reset as Second Year Begins
President Biden sought to reset the trajectory of his presidency as he officially started the second year of his term. This comes as the president suffered another setback when senate Democrats were unable to overcome a Republican filibuster and pass voting rights legislation. Biden’s signature proposed legislation, called Build Back Better, is also in jeopardy […]
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Newsom Prevails in Recall Election
California voters handily rejected a costly, highly- charged recall effort in the state, thereby allowing Governor Gavin Newsom to serve the remainder of his term. With the tabulation of votes still incomplete, Newsom’s lead was substantial enough for the networks to call the race early after polls closed. Polls conducted in the summer months projected […]
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2020 Elections & Parties: Differences in Voting Method and Policy Issues
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, there wasn’t a significant difference in the rates at which Democrats or Republicans cast their votes by mail or in-person. That changed in April 2020, when researchers documented a partisan gap in stated preferences for mail-in voting among Democrats. By June, that gap had doubled. Generally, Democrats are more concerned […]