Research & Analysis

DC 2026 Democratic Primary — A Voter Guide An analytical guide to the June 16, 2026 DC Democratic primary. Race-by-race profiles, candidate maps, weighted-priority quiz, RCV-aware ranking advice. Updated June 15 with the late polling, Trump's takeover threat, the OCF fine, and Bowser's soft endorsement.
DC 2026 Primary — Candidate Dossiers Short, standalone profiles for every credible candidate on the June 16 ballot. Companion to the voter guide. Updated June 15 with the late polling, the OCF fine, Trump's takeover threat, and Bowser's soft endorsement.
OLPR vs. MMP: A Values Quiz for Michigan Reformers A 10-question self-assessment that translates the tradeoffs between open-list and mixed-member proportional representation into a score and a concrete design recommendation for Michigan.
Open-List vs. Mixed-Member Proportional: What the Evidence Says for Michigan A close-reading review of seven papers from the comparative electoral systems literature, oriented toward the design choices Michigan reformers actually face.
Does Primary Reform Actually Produce More Deal-Makers? A Direct Test. Testing the claim that all-party primary states elect congressional members more willing to make deals across party lines, using the Lugar-McCourt Bipartisan Index for all 535 congressional seats, 2013-2023. Provisional analysis.
A Methodological Audit of Hill & Haughey's "Shaky Political Science Misses Mark on Ranked Choice Voting" A paper-by-paper audit showing that the studies Hill attacks are more methodologically rigorous than the studies he praises, by every standard metric.