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Shaky political “science” in Minnesota

This anti-RCV “study” by a well-known political scientist is so rife with mistakes, misquotes and cherrypicked info that it is an embarrassment to the…

Jan 13 • Steven Hill and Paul Haughey

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Now entering the Trump-verse: where an act of war is not an act of war

Amidst rampant lawlessness, US democracy teeters ever-closer to the edge; who will arrest Trump?

Jan 6 • Steven Hill

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December 2025

Imagine if Congress was elected by Proportional Representation

Illinois’ 110-yr history with a form of PR resulted in more voter choice, more bipartisanship, less bitter polarization and better representation—a…

Dec 20, 2025 • Steven Hill

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Shaky political “science” misses mark on ranked choice voting

What does political science research say about ranked choice voting? A number of misleading studies fall well short of real science

Dec 9, 2025 • Steven Hill and Paul Haughey

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Commonsense reform: preventing an "only in California" cluster f*ck

California's Top Two primary aka "jungle primary" could create major havoc in next year's governor's race. But Joe Mathews proposes a simple solution.

Dec 5, 2025 • Joe Mathews

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November 2025

Commonsense reform: only serious candidates, please

By raising signature requirements and/or filing fees for candidates, voters will enjoy electoral choice without having to sift through non-serious…

Nov 24, 2025 • Alan Durning

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Trump hoisted by his own petard in Texas redistricting

Federal court recently bars Texas from using Trump’s map in midterms due to it being an illegal racial gerrymander

Nov 20, 2025 • Steven Hill

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Ranked choice voting gave MN voters real power on Election Day

Jeanne Massey: Two cities, Minneapolis and St. Paul. Two very different outcomes. One shared truth: RCV has come into its own.

Nov 14, 2025 • Jeanne Massey

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Election 2025: Ranked Choice Voting points the way to a better national politics

RCV was used in 14 cities and counties and resulted in more voter choice and candidate coalition-building instead of “attack dog” politics

Nov 6, 2025 • Steven Hill

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October 2025

An exercise showing why US politics is torn by bitter national division

Understanding the Mechanics of Democracy via a presentation (with illustrations!) of the dysfunctional nature of America's winner-take-all system

Oct 31, 2025 • Steven Hill

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Refusing authoritarianism: why California’s Proposition 50 is necessary but not sufficient

Democrats have no choice but to fight back against mid-decade redistricting which could render US House elections meaningless. But let's be clear: our…

Oct 22, 2025 • Steven Hill

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Divided We Fall, Part II – what’s causing the epidemic of political violence?

It’s crucial to examine the deadly role of our antiquated winner-take-all political system, combined with the polarizing effects of toxic “unsocial…

Oct 11, 2025 • Steven Hill

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