William A. Galston

An electronic voting machine that creates a paper ballot to be scanned is shown at an early poling location for the March 3 Super Tuesday primary in Santa Ana California, U.S., February 24, 2020. Picture taken February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake

The Electoral College is a ticking time bomb

William A. Galston

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at an event at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport, Iowa, U.S. June 11, 2019. REUTERS/Jordan Gale - RC1AFE17D7B0

Hold your fire, dueling Democrats

William A. Galston

Monday, November 23, 2020

A voter completes his ballot inside a privacy booth at a polling station inside Knapp Elementary School on Election Day in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, U.S. November 3, 2020. REUTERS/Bing Guan

In the popular vote, why wasn’t Biden’s victory bigger?

William A. Galston

Thursday, November 12, 2020

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks to reporters about efforts to confront the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic after meeting with members of his Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board in Wilmington, Delaware, U.S., November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC2TZJ96K6IA

Can Joe Biden be a successful president?

William A. Galston

Monday, November 9, 2020

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump claps during a campaign rally in Carson City, Nevada, U.S., October 18, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo/File Photo

Can President Trump win an Electoral College majority in 2020?

William A. Galston

Monday, October 19, 2020

California voters cast their ballots in the March 3 Super Tuesday primary as new voting procedures and technology are used to make voting easier and more secure in Santa Ana, California, U.S., February 24, 2020. Picture taken February 24, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Gender in the 2020 election: Have we gotten the story backwards?

William A. Galston

Friday, October 9, 2020

Sept 14, 2020; Phoenix, AZ, USA; President Donald Trump during a Latinos for Trump Roundtable at the Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix. Mandatory Credit: Nick Oza/The Republic via USA TODAY NETWORK

Will white women without college degrees torpedo President Trump’s reelection?

William A. Galston

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

US President Donald J. Trump holds a news briefing in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, ?DC, USA, 10 September 2020. Trump fielded questions regarding comments he made to journalist Bob Woodward, author of the forthcoming book ëRageí, that downplayed the threat of the coronavirus. No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Election 2020: Where are we?

William A. Galston

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Jail cells are seen in the Enhanced Supervision Housing Unit at the Rikers Island Correctional facility in New York March 12, 2015. New York City is proposing to reduce violence among inmates at its troubled Rikers Island jail by limiting visitors, adding security cameras and separating rival gangs, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Thursday. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Did the 1994 crime bill cause mass incarceration?

Rashawn Ray and William A. Galston

Friday, August 28, 2020

U.S. President Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive for his acceptance speech for the Republican National Convention from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, U.S., August 27, 2020. Doug Mills/Pool via REUTERS

What can Trump do to eke out a victory in the Electoral College?

William A. Galston and Elaine Kamarck

Friday, August 28, 2020