The drama of any election night often obscures the banal reality behind voting. Even when winners and losers are clear, it takes… — Jamelle Bouie Ballots Copy Share Image
It is normal for political parties to be vigilant and aggressive about their electoral interests. But Trump and the GOP have gone… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
In states where Republicans have gerrymandered themselves into nearly impenetrable legislative majorities, they have also taken steps to try to close the… — Jamelle Bouie Democracy Copy Share Image
The thing about digital is that you can pretty much shoot any kind of condition - you can shoot as many things… — Jamelle Bouie Digital Copy Share Image
Most of the millions of unauthorized and undocumented immigrants in the United States are essentially permanent residents. They raise families, own homes… — Jamelle Bouie Family Copy Share Image
Trump ran as the embodiment of the legitimate people of the United States. He governed on behalf of those people - a… — Jamelle Bouie Country Copy Share Image
Trump does not gain strength with every attempt to place limits on his behavior. Accountability does not jolt him into political action.… — Jamelle Bouie Accountability Copy Share Image
Republican lawmakers unwilling or unable to win blacks, Latinos, Asian Americans, and other groups have used the leeway of Shelby County to… — Jamelle Bouie Asian Copy Share Image
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is notorious for his efforts to secure 'election integrity' through voter purges and other efforts to… — Jamelle Bouie Election Copy Share Image
I grew up with 'The Daily Show.' It hit its stride during the 2004 election - my last full year in high… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
The Republican Party never moved on from Nixon's 'silent majority,' from the notion that it alone represents the supposedly authentic people of… — Jamelle Bouie Alone Copy Share Image
One thing that I try not to do is take pictures of homeless people or visibly low-income people - not because those… — Jamelle Bouie Homeless Copy Share Image
Kavanaugh is unpopular, but he does not belong to a disfavored group. He is not disadvantaged by class or burdened with the… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
America in the age of Donald Trump is more permissive of explicit racism than it's been at any point since the civil… — Jamelle Bouie Age Copy Share Image
Political parties do not want to win solely for the sake of winning; they want to win so that their coalition can… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
Citizens United opened the door to 'super PACs,' groups that can accept unlimited donations from individuals or corporations and spend them on… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
An honest examination of democratic decline would look at the ways in which our counter-majoritarian institutions are thwarting the public will -… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
Actual threats to American democracy range from voter suppression and unaccountable 'dark money' to explicit efforts to engineer 'minority rule' in Washington… — Jamelle Bouie Copy Share Image
Stoking white fear and resentment works well enough to energize a powerful electoral coalition and secure critical victories, and unless Democrats can… — Jamelle Bouie Fear Copy Share Image
Our system has adopted universal suffrage, which points toward open and easy access to the ballot, but our heritage in political exclusivity… — Jamelle Bouie Democracy Copy Share Image
