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Lee Drutman

Lee Drutman

Lee Drutman is the author of Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop: The Case for Multiparty Democracy in America. He is a senior fellow at the think tank New America, a lecturer at Johns Hopkins University, the co-host of the podcast Politics in Question, the co-founder of Fix Our House, a campaign for proportional representation in America, and the co-founder of the Center for Ballot Freedom, which advocates for fusion voting. He was named to this year’s Post Next 50, which recognizes 50 people who are reshaping our society by the Washington Post. He writes the newsletter Undercurrent Events.

Latest articles by Lee Drutman

US democracy has repaired itself before. Here’s how we can do it again.
America After Trump

America has remade itself every few decades. Are we due?

By Lee Drutman
Politics
The 65-year-old theory that helps explain why the Democrats keep losingThe 65-year-old theory that helps explain why the Democrats keep losing
Politics

The Democrats don’t have a messaging problem. They have a much bigger problem.

By Lee Drutman
Politics
The big reason why Republicans should worry about an angry Elon MuskThe big reason why Republicans should worry about an angry Elon Musk
Politics

What Elon Musk’s retribution could look like.

By Lee Drutman
Politics
Democrats keep saying America is an “oligarchy.” Is that true?Democrats keep saying America is an “oligarchy.” Is that true?
Politics

A political scientist explains “oligarchy” and argues that America has earned that label.

By Lee Drutman
Politics
The two-party system is killing our democracyThe two-party system is killing our democracy
Politics

Here’s a long-shot idea to fix our system and make our democracy more democratic.

By Lee Drutman
Ranked-choice voting faces its biggest test yet in New York City
Politics

Next Tuesday, New York City will vote to decide on whether to switch to a ranked-choice voting system.

By Lee Drutman
San Francisco voters rank their candidates. It’s made politics a little less nasty.
Policy

Ranked choice voting could be the future of elections in America.

By Lee Drutman
Polyarchy
The problem with Joe Biden’s Republican “epiphany” theory of bipartisanshipThe problem with Joe Biden’s Republican “epiphany” theory of bipartisanship
Polyarchy

No Republican “epiphany” will be forthcoming.

By Lee Drutman
Future Perfect
Almost everyone got 2016 wrong. We should try to predict 2020 anyway.Almost everyone got 2016 wrong. We should try to predict 2020 anyway.
Future Perfect

A political scientist makes the case for political forecasting.

By Lee Drutman
Polyarchy
If we’re abolishing the Electoral College, let’s also have ranked-choice voting for presidentIf we’re abolishing the Electoral College, let’s also have ranked-choice voting for president
Polyarchy

It would maximize participation and broad-based appeal, and improve our democracy.

By Lee Drutman