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- 1Small Donors Aren't the Democratic Cure We Imagined▼Small Donors Aren’t the Democratic Cure We Imagined
A new analysis argues that the widespread belief in small-dollar donations as a remedy for problems in political financing does not hold up. Writing for the Democracy Project, the piece contends that reliance on grassroots contributors has not delivered the democratizing effect many reformers expected, prompting renewed debate over how parties and candidates should be funded.
- 2Commentators Urge Americans to Do More Than Vote in Consequential Election●What Is a Patriotic American to Do in This Chaotic, but Historically Consequential Election? Voting Isn’t Optional and It Isn’t Enough.
The Democracy Project argues that in a chaotic and historically consequential US election, voting is not optional — but it is also not enough. The piece calls on patriotic Americans to take additional civic action beyond casting a ballot, framing the contest as a defining moment for the country's democratic future.
- 3New Proposal Links AI to Campaign Finance Reform▼The Politics of AI: A Campaign Finance Reform Proposal
A proposal published by the Democracy Project addresses the politics of artificial intelligence through the lens of campaign finance reform. It argues that AI's growing role in politics warrants changes to how campaign money is regulated, though the outline offers few further specifics about the measures suggested or the groups behind them.