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Alan Greenblatt

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Alan Greenblatt — Editor. He is the coauthor of a standard textbook on state and local governments. He previously worked as a reporter for NPR and CQ and has written about politics and culture for many other outlets, print and online. He can be found on Twitter at @AlanGreenblatt.

Otter wins Idaho. O'Malley is solid in Maryland. AP isn't calling, but looks like Pawlenty wins another term. He'll have to deal with a Democratic ...
posted by Alan Greenblatt At nearly 3 am, still not seeing any definitive call on the stem cell vote in Missouri, but the pro side is ...
Most Bay Area incumbents are winning easily, but scandals are having an effect there as elsewhere. It looks like Chuck Reed will be the new ...
Here's a cheat sheet on the overall scoreboard in races for governor: THE GOVERNORS Next Year Republicans     22 Democrats       28 ...
Al From, the head of the Democratic Leadership Council, has released a statement celebrating "a broad and deep Democratic win." Fair enough. But ...
What does it mean to claim victory before others declare you the winner? I think it's another symptom of our bruising, in-your-face political culture. The ...
Here's a fun bit of trivia out of this year's elections. Four of the new state attorneys general are the sons of former governors. Andrew ...
I'm not a great believer in the idea that foul language should necessarily be more prevalent on a blog than in a print publication. But ...
It makes sense that Republicans were able to make gains this year in Oklahoma and Montana. Oklahoma is a conservative state and the Montana legislature ...
posted Alan Greenblatt States should start getting along better with Congress. Issues that congressional Democrats are touting, such as stem cell research and a minimum ...