Mark Schmitt

Mark Schmitt is Director of Political Reform at New America and former executive editor of The American Prospect.

How to Buy an Election

The problem is no longer “money in politics.” It’s just money.

  • Mark Schmitt

Schmitt response to Anxieties of Democracy

The resurrection of Southern politics ushered dysfunction.

  • Mark Schmitt

Righting the GOP

On Rick Perlstein’s The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan

  • Mark Schmitt

Homer Simpson Politics

When it comes to responsiveness, we should be careful what we wish for.

  • Mark Schmitt

All About Obama

Five books consider the Obama presidency.

  • Mark Schmitt

Stories and Stats — Forum Response

We should not dismiss the idea that Obama created a new electoral map.

  • Mark Schmitt
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