Douglas Johnson

Claremont McKenna College

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Fellow at the Rose Institute of State and Local Government at Claremont McKenna College

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Elections are supposed to be competitive between political parties, but consider this.

Nonpartisan Goals and Political Expectations

Elections are supposed to be competitive between political parties, but consider this.

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And Then There Were Eight… California Redistricting Commission Finalists

After the census is completed every ten years, new geographical lines are laid out for the Assembly, the Senate, the Board of Equalization—and the Congress.

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