Category Archives: Politics

Guest Post: The GOP is Going to Splinter, by David Riehm

by James J Heaney Posted on 28 October 2016

This guest post comes from David Riehm, treasurer of the American Solidarity Party of Minnesota. It is a counterpoint to my own recent argument that, with the collapse of the current Republican Party, a new major-party alternative will quickly assert … Continue reading →

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You Can’t Start A New Party

by James J Heaney Posted on 19 October 2016

When I wrote my May post calling for the formation of a new political party, I had a pretty grand vision in mind.  Starting after the November elections, we’d build a nationwide network of powerful activists, win endorsements from sitting … Continue reading →

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De Civitate’s Delegate Loyalty Tracker

by James J Heaney Posted on 14 April 2016

UPDATE 10 MAY 2016: In light of Trump’s presumptive nomination, Saturday’s delegate results (which were basically “Everything’s Coming Up Trump”), and the fact that it has become even harder to track delegate loyalties now that there’s only one candidate in the … Continue reading →

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Conventional Chaos, Part 3: The Republican Rulebook

by James J Heaney Posted on 13 April 2016

I have a lot of friends who are asking a lot of questions about brokered conventions these days. In this series, Conventional Chaos, I’ll be explaining how a Republican party convention works… and why 2016’s convention could be very different from the dull … Continue reading →

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In Which I Am Right: Shadow Primary plus Kasich

by James J Heaney Posted on 25 March 2016

In my recent piece on convention delegates, I speculated that, in the scrum to win the loyalty of as many delegates as possible, Ted Cruz would have the edge. Cruz has a strong organization, has been gearing up for precisely … Continue reading →

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Conventional Chaos, Part 2: Delegated Disloyalty

by James J Heaney Posted on 24 March 2016

I have a lot of friends who are asking a lot of questions about brokered conventions these days. In this series, Conventional Chaos, I’ll be explaining how a Republican party convention works… and why 2016’s convention could be very different from the dull … Continue reading →

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