Tag: elections
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The Journalism of Artificial Panic
Last year featured a large sample of breathless reporting and bad takes regarding the economy, crime, and the mid-term elections. I’m calling this, the journalism of artificial panic. For most of the summer and early fall, mainstream media concern trolled all three topics relentlessly. That’s not to say these weren’t real, and important stories. In…
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Looking for a scapegoat
Ed. Note: As I was writing this, all major media outlets called the election for Joe Biden. Congratulations to he and Kamala Harris. Now the real work begins. While the news agencies are still wringing their hands over the inevitable call to project Joe Biden as the next President, House Democrats are already engaged in…
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So you want to run for office…
City Elections are right around the corner. There are several open seats on the City Council, and several more that will feature unproven candidates. Maybe you’re thinking about running for office. Here’s a long, but totally incomplete rundown of all the things it takes to run. I’ve also got links for more resources scattered throughout.
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What 2019 Holds for Memphis and Beyond…
What does 2019 hold for Memphis and Shelby County? Here’s s a look at some of the big things that are on the table this year.
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Council Wants Second Shot at Holding City Back
The Memphis City Council thinks the City’s voters are just so dumb. Ten years ago, the fine people of Memphis voted to end runoff elections using a neat little system called Instant Runoff Voting (IRV). IRV does away with costly (around $250,000) and poorly attended runoff elections (6% of registered voters in 2015) by letting…
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Tennessee Needs An Army of Rural Organizers
Its been eight years since Tennessee made the transformation from a purple state to a solidly red state. Now, nearly all the Democrats in the General Assembly hail from urban areas. To win back Tennessee we have to start competing in rural districts. That means building an army of rural organizers.