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The 2020 redistricting cycle is looking to be quite bad for Democrats. Does that mean losing the House to Republicans is inevitable? Or is there some way Dems can avoid a wipeout? We’ll bring together journalists and experts of both opinions to debate just how screwed the Democrats are. Register now!

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Is Mike Lindell moderating?

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Framing for masochists?

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Democrats are structurally screwed to the extent that governance is thwarted. As Acemoglu’s article on incumbent veto power and bad governance begins:

The central role of (successful) political institutions is to ensure the selection of the right (honest, competent, motivated) politicians.

You have to hand it to the GOP. Somehow they have convinced their base that corruption and incompetence will save us all.

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Well, he certainly proposed the name.