Political Reform

Political Reform program @NewAmerica. We write about politics, big ideas, & everything in between. RT ≠ endorsements

[Political Reform @PolReformNA]

Community colleges are natural hubs for connection and engagement. So where do schools even start? The Participatory Campus Framework offers a new lens on how civic engagement can be both actionable and flexible for any campus or institution. https://t.co/HLTHUr3JHC

[New America @NewAmerica]

The U.S. has one of the widest age gaps between legislators and the people they represent in the world.

@PolReformNA's Oscar Pocasangre breaks down America's gerontocracy means for democracy.

🗞️ Read the @protctdemocracy + New America report for more: https://t.co/0Vah7JgSVh

[Political Reform @PolReformNA]

"Contrary to popular belief, [young people] haven’t given up on politics... They want a different kind." Oscar Pocasangre for @NewAmerica's The Thread: https://t.co/AXl2orXpx3

[Political Reform @PolReformNA]

New report confronts both cost and capture critiques of ballot initiatives: https://t.co/g3NGczpLne

[Political Reform @PolReformNA]

“A Participatory Campus is one where democratic education and engagement is defined by close collaboration between students and staff, who focus on addressing concrete local challenges” https://t.co/xIYElJiWtn @NewAmerica @hrgilman

[Political Reform @PolReformNA]

Key findings here: https://t.co/wwoFIWwode

[Political Reform @PolReformNA]

"Proportional representation is something Americans can, and are, warming to" polling cited from @NewAmerica and @FixOurHouse in the @BostonGlobe https://t.co/EO8ecpGYGc

[Lee Drutman ⚙️🏛 @leedrutman]

"The Supreme Court has closed off nearly every legal avenue for challenging partisan gerrymandering. The answer isn’t better maps. It’s proportional representation."

[Political Reform @PolReformNA]

New polling from @NewAmerica and @FixOurHouse shows significant voter support for moving away from winner-take-all elections in the U.S.—and openness to new systems like proportional representation: https://t.co/IHx10vFIb3

[New America @NewAmerica]

New America experts in the news:

🇺🇸 New America's @DrTedJ discusses what's next for America on NPR's 1A https://t.co/6mCHAARL4e

🗣️ @PolReformNA's Oscar Pocasangre suggests ways to reform America's gerontocracy for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation https://t.co/kwUGiSTHW3

[Political Reform @PolReformNA]

Community colleges are more than classrooms — they're anchors in their communities, with real potential to become hubs for civic engagement. Our new paper breaks down how: https://t.co/xIYElJiWtn

[Political Reform @PolReformNA]

Medicaid expansion. Independent redistricting. Ranked-choice voting. These reforms passed via ballot initiative because legislatures refused to act. Our new report makes the case for modernizing direct democracy—not abandoning it. https://t.co/3jZP5oP7Nv

[Political Reform @PolReformNA]

Why does America have the oldest politicians? Not by chance — by design. Join us and @newvotersorg on 8/3, 6pm ET to unpack the systems behind America's gerontocracy, the structural reforms that could change them, and what young voters actually want. RSVP:https://t.co/vNCoNV5SSd

[Political Reform @PolReformNA]

The biggest threat to grassroots initiative campaigns isn't Election Day spending—it's the cost of getting on the ballot in the first place. Our new report explains why, and what to do about it. https://t.co/3jZP5oP7Nv

[Political Reform @PolReformNA]

What makes citizen's assemblies work? Break down Raleigh's recent assembly with Jillian Youngblood from @civicgenius on July 28th, 1-2 pm ET. https://t.co/SFPvmDMmHD

[Political Reform @PolReformNA]

NEW REPORT: Money influences the ballot initiative process—but it doesn't reliably buy outcomes. Our analysis of a decade of campaign finance data shows a more complicated picture than critics suggest. https://t.co/3jZP5oP7Nv

[FairVote @fairvote]

In Washington, DC's first use of #RankedChoiceVoting:

➡️ Most voters ranked 2 or more candidates
➡️ Voters across all eight wards ranked at high rates
➡️ 71% of voters ranked the Dem mayoral primary winner in their top three choices

Learn more ⬇️

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[Political Reform @PolReformNA]

Oscar Pocasangre on gerontocracy: "It's a matter of being able to have a good balance between the institutional knowledge that old age brings, but also being able to include and incorporate the new ideas and the talent of new generations."
https://t.co/qgXu3H0vyO

[Political Reform @PolReformNA]

Please join us on July 28th from 1-2pm for a substantive conversation on the city of Raleigh’s first civic assembly. https://t.co/SFPvmDMmHD

[Political Reform @PolReformNA]

“The goal of the political system has to be to structure healthy contestation over issues, not just to get you one particular policy outcome.” @mschmitt9 dissects healthy party reform in this podcast episode: https://t.co/ddOAdHP6RO