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The article highlights the Democratic Party's deep-seated problems exposed during a tumultuous summer, culminating in President Biden's surprising withdrawal from the 2024 race. Topics include the Democratic Party's struggles with leadership and internal coherence, Biden's decision to endorse Kamala Harris as his successor, and a broader examination of the party's institutional weaknesses compared to the more personality-driven Republican Party.

The article focuses on the critical democratic challenges facing the U.S. and the importance of political organizations, particularly parties, in fostering engagement and representation. Topics include the limitations of fusion voting alone in addressing systemic issues, the significant obstacles posed by the two-party system to reviving fusion, and the potential of fusion to encourage multiparty competition and enhance democratic participation.

The article focuses on the need to reform the U.S. political system by introducing more parties to address systemic dysfunction. Topics include the impact of hyperpartisanship and citizen disillusionment with the two major parties, the historical context and consequences of the current two-party system, and the proposal for reviving fusion voting to create a more inclusive political landscape.

Why Do We Still Have the Electoral College? by Alexander Keyssar Harvard University Press, 544 pp. Of all the institutions in American politics, the Electoral College is surely the strangest. [...]

The article discusses the possible effects of the COVID-19 pandemic to U.S. elections, particularly in the conduct of fair and free voting. Also cited are the Wisconsin Supreme Court election in April 2020 as a potential model of future elections, the warning issued by President Donald Trump against all-mail voting, and the minimum conditions set by political scientist Larry Diamond for free and fair elections.

United Agreement: How Politics Became Our Identity by Lilliana Mason University of Chicago Press, 192 pp. In June 2012, a hopeful Barack Obama predicted that once he won reelection, the [...]

When the Senate Worked for Us: The Invisible Role of Staffers in Countering Corporate Lobbies by Michael Pertschuk Vanderbilt University Press, 224 pp. There was a time, in the not-so-distant [...]