Mark Schmitt

Once, there were Republicans and Southerners who needed black votes.

Voting for a third-party candidate might have the effect of electing your least favorite candidate. But real parties that reflected the full range of views across the country might open up Congress and politics for the better.

The Clinton Foundation is not about money In politics, but it does show the limits of traditional approaches.

Ticket splitting can’t save Republicans in Congress — but low turnout might.

Broken promises is a theme at the center of campaign rhetoric.

It’s wrong to view Trump solely a Palin-esque right-winger. His greatest appeal may be to people who were always turned off by the war of ideas.

Lion of the Senate shows that it is policy entrepreneurs – legislators who can operate with limited power, a clear vision, and tremendous creativity and passion – who really get things done.