Seth Masket
Seth Masket
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A new book explains how some longstanding parties in South America have died within a single election cycle.


Why Bernie Sanders’s ardent supporters are less conciliatory than Hillary Clinton’s were in 2008.


The most memorable moments of the RNC have been mistakes undermining the nominee.


They didn’t derail the nomination, but they gave a voice to the dissidents.


Gun laws are unlikely to change right now, but Democrats have shown they’re willing to touch the third rail.


California’s top-two system has a voter turnout problem.


Too many high-quality candidates just made it easier for Donald Trump to rise.


The Republican Party completely failed to do its job.


Running mates are typically chosen for very immediate, and very political, reasons.


Trump wasn’t paying attention to the rules, and the Colorado GOP was watching.