Why Republicans Oppose Biden’s Promise To Nominate The First Black Woman To The Supreme Court

9 February 2022 by Mike Bond

It didn’t take long after Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement for conservative politicians and pundits to criticize President Biden’s campaign pledge to nominate the first Black woman to the Supreme Court. Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas denounced Biden’s promise as “offensive” while GOP Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi preemptively dismissed the prospective nominee … Read more

Did Redistricting Commissions Live Up To Their Promise?

24 January 2022 by Mike Bond

New Jersey. Arizona. California. Michigan. While the rest of us enjoyed roast beef and champagne in the last few weeks of December, members of independent and bipartisan district reelection commissions in these states completed the work of drawing new congressional lines. In fact, by Tuesday of this week (when the New York City Advisory Commission … Read more