I remember that essay, David. It was depressing then, and it seems no less depressing now, though it is extremely clarifying.
One thing that piece did fail to address: one of the reasons elections swing wildly on a knife edge is our first-past-the-post, winner-takes-all method of deciding elections. Makes me long for multi-party, parliamentary democracy and ranked choice voting, though nothing is perfect.
Another great piece, Matt. There are elements of the media willing to call a spade a spade when it comes to shifts in the Republican Party, though they’re not running the C-suites at CNN. They’re also not typically garnering lots of eyeballs on television either, though MSNBC tries. Mostly they’re the modern equivalent of print magazine political reporters, and even then. It’s all so demoralizing.
Great piece, Matt. I found this article helpful in guiding my thinking on this topic. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/12/opinion/election-midterm-pattern.html
I remember that essay, David. It was depressing then, and it seems no less depressing now, though it is extremely clarifying.
One thing that piece did fail to address: one of the reasons elections swing wildly on a knife edge is our first-past-the-post, winner-takes-all method of deciding elections. Makes me long for multi-party, parliamentary democracy and ranked choice voting, though nothing is perfect.
Another great piece, Matt. There are elements of the media willing to call a spade a spade when it comes to shifts in the Republican Party, though they’re not running the C-suites at CNN. They’re also not typically garnering lots of eyeballs on television either, though MSNBC tries. Mostly they’re the modern equivalent of print magazine political reporters, and even then. It’s all so demoralizing.