Very Interesting conversation between Brandon Tensley and @ijbailey. capitalbnews.org/racial-realign…

What percentage of Americans would you say are satisfied with how things are going in their personal lives? (first guess, no web researching)

It’s real! It’s here!!!

🧵on a few interesting nuggets from our story this week on lessons from our 50K YouGov polling sample (economist.com/united-states/…): (1/x)

Letting a single member move to fire the Speaker of the House without a replacement lined up is unnecessarily destabilizing. There's a better way, write Lee Drutman ⚙️🏛, cerin & Rob Oldham in POLITICO Magazine
politico.com/news/magazine/…

2nd Trump term will be...

'If Kennedy’s 2024 cross-cutting issue is system distrust, then perhaps the uncertain chaos of his campaign could bring reform. In many ways, his surprising success is a direct product of what I’ve called the two-party doom loop' - Lee Drutman ⚙️🏛 for CNN Opinion

Outstanding recommendation from Lee Drutman ⚙️🏛 for the constructive motion to vacate - including spot-on lessons from Germany and Spain. We can learn from the reform experiences of others! Opinion | One Real Step Toward Transforming Congress politi.co/3TPdjUP via POLITICO

Not much 'racial realignment' in these new Pew numbers.

easy to forget that through the mid-2000s Democrats matched Republicans in support in rural America.
pewresearch.org/politics/2024/…

2nd Trump term will be...

Yep.

Hey, what if we save the House from total chaos in the event of a Speaker vacancy with this one simple trick. 'The resolution to depose the speaker must also name a replacement speaker to take over.' SO SMART AND SIMPLE. politico.com/news/magazine/…

Election administration turnover is higher than it should be, but not yet catastrophic.
bipartisanpolicy.org/report/electio…

“We sympathize a little with Greene’s confusion. It is certainly weird that the actual House governing majority (the Democrats plus Republicans who vote to pass the spending bills) continues to diverge from the procedural majority” cerin Lee Drutman ⚙️🏛 & Robert Oldham

A big, simple idea to avoid chaos in the House, pulling from other democracies' multiparty legislatures -- by cerin Lee Drutman ⚙️🏛 and Robert Oldham. politico.com/news/magazine/…

There's a smart fix to the motion to vacate chaos that both parties could get behind, say Lee Drutman ⚙️🏛 cerin and Robert Oldham: 'Why not recognize the reality on Capitol Hill: We have a coalition government. The rules of the House should reflect that.' 🧵 politico.com/news/magazine/…

'The House should immediately vote to change its rules — not to eliminate the motion to vacate, but to defang it, and even turn it into something constructive.'
politico.com/news/magazine/…

'[I]f the goal is to get more parties in the mix, we really want to think about [ #ProportionalRepresentation ].'

Hear @LeeDrutman make this case at 36:30.

c-span.org/video/?534656-…

The two-party #doomloop erodes trust in our electoral processes, fueling polarized conflict. #FusionVoting 🗳️✨ offers a path beyond this divisive cycle, empowering diverse voices and fostering collaboration in our #democracy . Learn more Lee Drutman ⚙️🏛 : cnn.com/2024/03/28/opi…