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Divided We Stand

Divided We Stand
New book about the 2020 election.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

James Madison Rules

In his forthcoming book, James Madison Rules America, William F. Connelly Jr. shows how the Constitution governs the behavior of politicians. A few examples from today's headlines:

National party organizations have come to play a major role in congressional elections -- major, but not all-powerful. In our federal system, local politics may dominate, as we see in Hawaii. Politico reports on the role of Senator Daniel Inouye: