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The Amazingly Complicated Brokered Presidential Convention
It’s Iowa Caucus time, which means people make hay by predicting a brokered convention!
…But what is a brokered convention? How does it work? How likely is it?
Today we discuss the process, history, and (soooorrrrrta) likelihood of brokered conventions… and marvel at how bafflingly complicated the whole primary process is. Hopefully some good immunization from the chaos and punditry of the next 9 months.
So You Wanna Impeach a President
How does the process of impeachment work? What actions are impeachable? How’s it worked in the past? We cover all of these questions and more.
President Donald J. Trump
There’s a lot of pain and frustration across the country–and no matter what, half of it was going to be really upset today. How did Trump pull the upset? Where do we go from here? How do we understand each other better and heal the divide?
I Don’t Know Why We Even Watch Debates
I actually haven’t watched the debates. This surprises many of my friends: isn’t this politics stuff what I do? Personally, I didn’t think I’d learn anything from the debates that would change how I’m voting, and it seems like most other people watching are also unlikely to change how they vote: who they support going in is likely to color who they think won coming out.
How Will Your Favorite Presidential Candidate Accomplish Their Goals?
One thing we’ve observed is that folks are very excited about the proposed policies of each candidate. This is a great thing: it adds some substance to a debate that can often be dominated by more superficial stuff.
But there’s an opportunity to consider the candidates at a higher level of sophistication: how will they accomplish their goals?