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Bessette/Pitney’s AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS: DELIBERATION, DEMOCRACY AND CITIZENSHIP reviews the idea of "deliberative democracy." Building on the book, this blog offers insights, analysis, and facts about recent events.

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Thursday, April 9, 2026

Most Big-City Mayors Are Democrats

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Many posts have discussed local government . Briana Ryan at Ballotpedia : Ahead of this year's mayoral elections, we found that more ...

Monday, November 28, 2022

Black Mayors

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Brakkton Booker at Politico: When Karen Bass is sworn in as Los Angeles mayor next month, she’ll be making history in more ways than one. N...

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Philanthropy as Electoral Strategy

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Many posts have discussed the political uses of philanthropy . Michael Bloomberg is a prominent example of politician-as-benefactor. ...

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Contradictory Campaign Messages in Los Angeles

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It's one thing to target different messages to different segments of the electorate: candidates often stress pollution when communicati...

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Recalling Mayors

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In our chapter on elections and campaigns, we discuss recall elections. On the local level, USA Today reports , such elections are becomi...

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