Reviews for Rethinking American Electoral Democracy

The average rating for Rethinking American Electoral Democracy based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-09-16 00:00:00 Paul D. Abram Kind of changed my priorities regarding term limits; we should attack partisan congressional redistricting first. If the positive effects of balanced redistricting (candidates would have to move closer to the center to win) succeed in "ideas" elections rather than elections based on lazy polarization, it may become easier to knock off incumbents and term limits may become unnecessary.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-11-09 00:00:00 Richard Sleeper Outstanding. Honest and inspirational, in a way that drives politically active people nuts. Gerson's argument is primarily moral, which doesn't go down easy in an area defined as "the art of compromise." But I find it difficult to argue with Gerson. I've read other critiques of his work, and those critiques are often thoughtful, scoring points at Gerson's expense, but fairly. Still, what a refreshing conviction Gerson brings to political problems, and what a great writer he is. I know his co-speech writers have attacked him in The Atlantic. That's unfortunate. It's clear that Gerson, who wrote this book and writes a column in the Washington Post, is a graceful essayist and opinion writer, even without the eloquent assistanced of others. The Washington Post recently reviewed this book negatively. The review, written by a well regarded Reagan biographer, was utterly unconvincing. I encourage everyone to pick this book up. You may hate it, you may passionately disagree with it, or, like me, you may love every word of it. But you won't find it listless or boring.