Politics: October 2009 Archives

Gerrymandering - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Very informative article, with lots of maps as examples, cases in several countries, and methods for combating the practice.

Duverger's law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"In political science, Duverger's law is a principle which asserts that a plurality rule election system tends to favor a two-party system."

Brendan Nyhan: Will 2010 be like 1994?

In the comments to this post, veteran congressional election analyst Charlie Cook has been looking at the district-by-district situation in the House of Representatives and says the situation is "very serious" for the Democrats and that "it is very clear that the party's vulnerability exceeds their margin of 40 seats." (Via Wizbang.)

Basil's Blog: Andy Williams and the Health Care Bear

Basil has a classic TV take on a the singer's recent comments about President Obama. In this photo-cartoon, Cookie Bear's knocking on Andy's door with a new scam, and he's got Bob Hope to help.