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Elaine Kamarck

Founding Director - Center for Effective Public Management

Senior Fellow - Governance Studies

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U.S. Democratic congressional candidate Conor Lamb is greeted by supporters during his election night rally in Pennsylvania's 18th U.S. Congressional district special election against Republican candidate and State Rep. Rick Saccone, in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, March 13, 2018. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid - RC190011A7B0

U.S. Politics & Government

What we learned from Pennsylvania’s special election

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Democratic party supporters react as TV news first predict that the Democratic Party will control the U.S. House of Representatives at a midterm election night party for the Democratic Party in Washington, November 7, 2006. Americans voted on Tuesday in elections for Congress that could curb the power of George W. Bush's Republicans, force a change of direction in Iraq and shape the legacy of a president with two years left in office. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES) - GM1DTWXXFFAA

Brookings Now

What to expect from the 2018 midterm elections

Monday, September 24, 2018

A man votes as District of Columbia voters head to the polls in the final 2016 U.S. Democratic primary in Washington, DC.

Campaigns & Elections

Should US political parties interfere in primaries?

Monday, May 7, 2018

Political campaign signs stand outside a polling station in Austin, Texas, United States March 5, 2018 ahead of the first statewide U.S. primary, which will be held in Texas. REUTERS/Jon Herskovitz - RC15436EB9B0

U.S. Politics & Government

Takeaways from the Texas primaries

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Demonstrators rally during oral arguments in Gill v. Whitford, a case about partisan gerrymandering in electoral districts, at the Supreme Court in Washington

Unpacked

Gerrymandering and how to fix it

Friday, February 2, 2018

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hosts an official dinner for U.S. President Donald Trump at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan November 6, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RC1A0CA30050

FixGov

The Trump presidency: Looking back one year and forward one year

Monday, November 6, 2017

FixGov

New Books in Political Science: Elaine Kamarck on How Change Happens

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) stand during a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honoring former Senate majority leader Bob Dole (R-KS) on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 17, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC154A11A3F0

FixGov

“President Chaos” and a return to Congressional government

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

US President Trump Addresses Joint Session of Congress

FixGov

Trump’s 1st State of the Union: A rundown of the best and worst in history

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

The Truman Balcony and Presidential seal

FixGov

Federal vacancies have left Trump’s government home alone

Thursday, December 14, 2017

U.S. President Donald Trump (L-R), joined by Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, Vice President Mike Pence, senior advisor Steve Bannon, Communications Director Sean Spicer and National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, speaks by phone with Russia's President Vladimir Putin in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S.

FixGov

Trump in 2018: Will Democrats be smart about impeachment?

Friday, December 29, 2017

A roll of "I Voted Today" stickers await early voters at a polling station in downtown Washington October 24, 2012.
REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS USA PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION) - RTR39J7F

FixGov

How to rig an election in three not-so-easy steps

Thursday, November 30, 2017

This aerial picture shows the Washington Monument standing on the National Mall and the White House at far left in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1C9C4C2D70

FixGov

Is there a center in American politics anymore?

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton takes part in the Women for Women International Luncheon in New York City, New York, U.S., May 2, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid - RC1FD3A3C6A0

FixGov

Why Hillary Clinton lost

Wednesday, September 20, 2017