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Nicholas Stephanopoulos
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Democrats Can Become the Party of Insurgency Again
November 20, 2024
There have been repeated clashes between the left and the center of the Democratic Party over the past 50-plus years, especially in the presidential nomination…
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Election law experts provide post-election insights and analysis
November 13, 2024
From global election trends to failed voting reform initiatives, Harvard election law experts break down last week’s presidential election and what it might mean for the future of American democracy.
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If Democratic candidate Shomari Figures wins a congressional race in Alabama in the Nov. 5 U.S. election, the conservative-leaning Southern state would be poised for…
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How and why US elections are changing
October 24, 2024
Nicholas Stephanopoulos, an election law expert, says America’s voters are shifting — and this has major implications for our elections.
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Truth in advertising, and now in politics
September 11, 2024
“TrueViews,” a new public opinion data tool designed by Harvard experts, could reduce political polarization by educating politicians about what their constituents actually believe.
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Today’s Good Question: Kamala Harris has to raise her own campaign money, right? They can’t just hand over what was donated to the Biden campaign.
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Can Kamala Harris access Biden campaign funds?
July 24, 2024
Harvard Law elections expert Nicholas Stephanopoulos says that, if chosen by Democratic delegates, ‘Harris has the keys to the [Biden reelection] account.’
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Michael B. Moore sat down, closed his eyes and lowered his head. The pastor standing behind him clamped his palm on Moore’s shoulder, and three…
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The Ground Is Shifting Under Biden and Trump
June 26, 2024
Have Democrats and Republicans traded places? How has the ascendance of well-educated, relatively affluent liberals among Democrats, alongside the dominance of non-college voters in the…
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Expert says SCOTUS ruling subjects Black voters to “abuse.” Clarence Thomas wants to go even further
May 28, 2024
This week, the Supreme Court made it harder for plaintiffs to win racial gerrymandering claims in a 6-3 decision that legal experts say is the…
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New Jersey moved a step closer last week toward overhauling its unique-in-the-nation election ballots, in a decision that could reshape party politics in the state…
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A federal appellate court on Thursday rejected an emergency challenge to North Carolina’s Republican-drawn legislative map, all but ensuring elections will go forward this year…
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An op-ed co-written by Nicholas Stephanopoulos: New Jersey’s primary election is not until June, but state elections are already in the national spotlight because of…
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Democrats Propose N.Y. Congressional Map With Slight Tilt in Their Favor
February 28, 2024
A day after rejecting a congressional map proposed by a bipartisan redistricting commission, Democrats in New York unveiled new district lines on Tuesday designed to…
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Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider ‘partisan impact’ as parties submit new legislative maps
January 12, 2024
When the Wisconsin Supreme Court chooses a new redistricting plan to replace the state’s current, Republican-drawn maps, justices on the court’s liberal majority have said…
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Eva Bonilla grows furious when she thinks about how Latino voters are treated by the Republican power structure in Texas. At 74, the small business…
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US Supreme Court may make it harder to prove racial gerrymandering
October 13, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court may be on the verge of making it even harder to win legal challenges accusing state officials of racial gerrymandering –…
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On October 11, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a voting rights case – Alexander v. South Carolina Conference of the NAACP – that will decide whether the Republican-controlled South Carolina legislature deliberately considered race when drawing new congressional district maps