Should Presidents Put Their Parties Or The People First?

In December 2014, David M. Shribman of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette wrote about my concept of the “partisan presidency.”  He called me “imaginative.”

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

In a January 2015 post on Mischiefs of Faction, I discuss how the “invisible primary” shapes the identities of political parties.

My Review of “Evaluating Campaign Quality”

My review of Evaluating Campaign Quality by L. Sandy Maisel and Brett Clifton appeared in Perspectives on Politics in January 2008.

A Surprising Unsurprising Election

In this November 2014 post on Mischiefs of Faction, I examine the midterm election.  Presidential job approval rules our world, white Southern Democrats are a vanishing breed, and Duverger’s Law ain’t dead.

Valerie Jarrett and the Partisan Presidency

Matthew Yglesias incorporates my “partisan presidency” theory into a discussion of why so many people hate White House adviser Valerie Jarrett: http://www.vox.com/2014/11/10/7184769/valerie-jarrett-partisan-presidency

Harping on Halperin

In an October 2014 “Mischiefs of Faction” post, I examine a Mark Halperin piece on Jeb Bush’s presidential prospects.

Primary Matters

I wrote this October 2014 post about a series of studies of congressional primaries.  They find a party system that is polarized and nationalized.  I also ponder how the parties are likely to handle the ACA and climate change.