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Presidents are elected not by direct popular vote but by 538 members of the Electoral College.

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The country has sorted itself ideologically into the two political parties, and those partisan attachments have hardened in recent years. It will take an extraordinary event and act of leadership to break this partisan divide. I thought 9/11 might provide such an opportunity, but it was not seized.

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Party and ideology routinely trump institutional interests and responsibilities. Regular order - the set of rules, norms and traditions designed to ensure a fair and transparent process - was the first casualty. The results: No serious deliberation. No meaningful oversight of the executive. A culture of corruption.

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Redistricting is a deeply political process, with incumbents actively seeking to minimize the risk to themselves (via bipartisan gerrymanders) or to gain additional seats for their party (via partisan gerrymanders).

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In addition to the decline in competition, American politics today is characterized by a growing ideological polarization between the two major political parties.

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America is an outlier in the world of democracies when it comes to the structure and conduct of elections.

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Votes in federal elections are cast and counted in a highly decentralized and variable fashion, with no uniform ballots and few national standards.

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Responsibility for overseeing the implementation of election law typically resides with partisan officials, many with public stakes in the election outcome.

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A healthy degree of party unity among Democrats and Republicans has deteriorated into bitter partisan warfare.

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With the parties at virtual parity and the ideological gulf between them never greater, the stakes of majority control of Congress are extremely high.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Sociologist

Born: September 10th, 1944

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