Mark Schmitt -- moved to Bluesky

The first episode of @NewAmerica's new podcast series, "Democracy Deciphered," is up, featuring my colleague @MaresaStrano and me with our day 2 takes on the election. newamerica.org/democracy-deci…

Some thoughts from me and my colleagues at @PolReformNA (@MaresaStrano, @leedrutman, @oscarpocasangre, @ilyseh, @hrgilman & Sarah Jacob) on what we're looking at in the election, beyond the actual result: newamerica.org/political-refo…

I'm enthusiastic to vote for DC's Initiative 83--ranked-choice voting along w/ open primaries. Not necessarily best combo for every state or city, but ideal for DC to encourage competition, ensure majority winners, and open the system in a city where most choices are intra-party.

Trump's 15-min closed-McDonald's photo op made me think about the late Florida governor/Senator Bob Graham, whose signature "work days" involved working full shifts at real jobs, in part to appreciate what different jobs were like. He did more than 400: miamiherald.com/news/local/com…

The Heritage Foundation's 1981 "Mandate for Leadership" package for the Reagan admin has long been seen as among the most politically consequential products of a think tank. The same will be said of Project 2025, but for a very different reason.