Democracy Was On the Ballot—And Democracy Won

Image of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, by TapTheForwardAssist, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons “Democracy is a system in which parties lose elections.” These are concise words of wisdom from one of my favorite political scientists, Adam Przeworski, in his...

51 Seats Versus 50 in the US Senate: Why It Matters

New York Times, “U.S. Senate Election Results: Democrats Win” Does the Georgia runoff election for the last remaining US Senate seat matter? Considering that Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto’s recent win in Nevada means that the Democrats control 50 seats in the US...

The 2022 Race for the US Senate: Pennsylvania

Profile pictures of US Senate Pennsylvania candidates John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz from BallotPedia Welcome to the race for the US Senate seat for Pennsylvania! This race for an open seat pits the Democrat John Fetterman, the current Lieutenant Governor of the state,...

The 2022 Race for the US Senate: Ohio

Profile pictures of US Senate Ohio candidates Tim Ryan and J.D. Vance from BallotPedia Welcome to the race for the US Senate seat for Ohio! This race for an open seat pits the Democrat Tim Ryan, who has served in the US House of Representatives since 2013, against the...

The 2022 Race for the US Senate: North Carolina

Profile pictures of US Senate North Carolina candidates Cheri Beasley and Ted Budd from BallotPedia Welcome to the race for the US Senate seat for North Carolina! This race for an open seat pits the Democrat Cheri Beasley, a former state judge (1999–2012) and state...