March 4, 2020

Listen: Answers to the delegate questions you're too embarrassed to ask

How are delegates allocated? What happens if we reach the convention and no candidate has won a majority of delegates? If a candidate drops out, are their delegates free agents? Who are these people and how do they become delegates? Elaine Kamarck answers these questions and more on the Washington Post's politics podcast.

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And don't miss Elaine take Mike Allen through the math of a contested Democratic convention on this week's Axios on HBO.

Pete Buttigieg's trailblazing campaign was a historic step forward for LBGTQ candidates

Jonathan Rauch reflects on the successes of Pete Buttigieg's campaign and the gamble he took that America would accept a gay candidate for president, something that would have seemed impossible in the past.

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6 ways the demand for government reform will shape the 2020 election

Paul Light shares new data on what Americans want from government and writes that the 2020 election may hinge upon which candidate has a credible plan for reforming the government—not just expanding or shrinking it.

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Quote of the Week

"A week ago, Mr. Biden was on the ropes, awaiting the knockout blow. Now he’s back in the center of the ring, still standing, with a chance to prevail in the final rounds of the fight."

 

March 3, 2020 | William Galston, The Wall Street Journal

More from Governance Studies

Trump's playbook is terribly ill-suited to a pandemic. In the Atlantic, Quinta Jurecic and Benjamin Wittes warn that the president cannot rely on his usual strategies of lying and bullying to fight the spread of the coronavirus.

Will the courts hand Trump even more unchecked power? Margaret Taylor writes in the New York Times that a decision in the Don McGahn subpoena case is a devastating blow to the House's ability to provide oversight of the executive branch.

How can we bridge the digital divide? Nicol Turner Lee visited schools in Marion, Alabama, and Phoenix, Arizona to learn more about each community's challenges and opportunities on digital infrastructure.

AI and international trade. Fostering a transatlantic AI marketplace would be a positive strategic outcome for the EU, the U.S., and for global AI development, write Cameron Kerry, Josh Meltzer, and Alex Engler.