How to Read the 2026 Midterms: Five Numbers We’re Watching on Election Night
Five experts from New America’s Political Reform program offer five indicators that could reveal where American politics goes next.
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Is Congress Too Old?
Lee and James talk about the issue of gerontocracy in American politics.
How Do We Build and Break Power?
Lee chats with Alex Hertel-Fernandez and Jamila Michener about what power building might look like for the next pro-democracy government.
New Survey Finds Broad Support for Proportional Representation
A new poll by New America and Fix Our House shows Americans support the principles of proportional representation.
Who Controls the Party?
Lee and James chat with Georgia Kernell about how parties choose their candidates.
What Happened to the Republican Party?
Lee and James chat with Seth Masket about how Trump voters fundamentally changed the Republican Party.
What Makes the Working Families Party Work?
Lee Drutman chats with Tabatha Abu El-Haj about the power of associational party building.
What Can Stop the Redistricting Wars?
Lee and James discuss the Supreme Court's recent redistricting ruling and what it means for American democracy.
What’s Wrong with Political Parties?
Lee and James chat with Didi Kuo about how to fix political parties.
How to End the Gerrymandering Doom Loop Forever
Lee Drutman joins The Ezra Klein Show to make the case for proportional representation as a solution to America’s two-party doom loop.
What Are the Rules and Procedures to SAVE America?
Lee and James chat about the SAVE America Act.
Why Are Factions Valuable?
Lee and James chat with Soren Dayton about the importance of factions within Congress.
A Blueprint for Healthier Political Parties
To rebuild U.S. political parties, leaders must focus on local organizations, talent, fundraising, and competition.
The SAVE Act Is the Wrong Way to ‘Nationalize’ Elections. There’s a Better One.
American elections need more federal consistency. But Lee Drutman says there’s a better, nonpartisan way.
U.S. Democracy Has Repaired Itself Before. Here’s How We Can Do It Again.
Lee Drutman wrote for Vox on the patterns of dysfunction within American democracy and what can be done to repair it.