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• “Break their iron grip,” New York Daily News, March 5, 2007 (Seymour Lachman)
• “Super delegates may sink the Democrats,” Los Angeles Times, January 19, 2008, and
  “Democrats Face Delegate Dilemma,” Baltimore Sun, January 22, 2008 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Get Pols Out of Power in Picking Judges,” Newsday, January 22, 2008 (Joshua Spivak)
• “This year shows why primary system must change,” San Francisco Chronicle, February 10, 2009,  (Joshua Spivak)
• “Reform, not revenge: Albany will only be fixed if the Senate breaks with its past,” Staten Island Advance, March 9, 2008 (Adam Simms)
• “Jumping the Line,” Forbes, February 20, 2008 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Efforts to recall legislators show mixed results nationwide,” San Jose Mercury News, March 28, 2008 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Paterson’s removal would signal disaster for state GOP,” Glen Falls Post Star, March 30, 2008,
  “Bipartisan welcome: It’s in GOP’s interest to have Paterson stay in office till they regroup,” Schenectady Gazette, March 30, 2008, and
  “Removing Paterson as Governor would be Disastrous for the GOP,” Buffalo News, March 30, 2008 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Governors Need Not Apply,” Forbes, April 8, 2008 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Whose ‘Dream Ticket’?” Washington Times, May 25, 2008
  “Obama-Clinton dream ticket would have a rude awakening,” Tucson Citizen, June 4, 2008 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Why are recalls more common today? They work,” Modesto Bee, June 1, 2008 (Joshua Spivak)
• “A NY Prez Vacuum,” NY Post, June 6, 2008 (Joshua Spivak)
• “The real reason running mates matter,” Christian Science Monitor June 16, 2008 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Recall is still more of a threat than a weapon,” Louisiana Times-Picayune, July 17, 2008 (Joshua Spivak)
• “VP has again become a position of power,” Richmond Times-Dispatch, August 10, 2008 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Let’s Stop Hyping the Conventions,” History News Network, August 28, 2008 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Dillon recall vote sends message to all lawmakers,” Detroit Free Press, October 2, 2008 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Rest in Peace, Campaign Finance Reform,” Roll Call, October 3. 2008 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Propositions boost odds for bottom of GOP Ticket,” LA Daily News, October 12, 2008 (Joshua Spivak)
• “The decision on ending term limits should be left up to the people,” Staten Island Advance, October 15, 2008 (Seymour Lachman)
• “Founders gave it the old college try,” Albany Times Union, October 29, 2008 (Joshua Spivak)
• “History suggests Palin’s political future is dim,” Dow Jones’ MarketWatch, November 5, 2008 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Why Hillary Clinton Shouldn’t Take Secretary of State Post: Cabinet is graveyard of presidential hopes,” Dow Jones’ MarketWatch, November 19, 2008 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Senate Democrats Should Abandon the Gerrymander,” Buffalo News, November 25, 2008 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Bird is not the word: Judicial Recalls are extremely rare,” Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journal, November 28, 2008 (Joshua Spivak)
• “The Perils of Special Elections,” Washington Post, December 18, 2008 (Joshua Spivak)
• “A look back and ahead to the No. 2 job: Future vice presidents will not go back to obscurity,” Dow Jones’ MarketWatch, December 23, 2008 (Joshua Spivak)
• “A recall isn’t all that easy — and certainly not fast,” The Oregonian, January 24, 2009 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Editorial reply: ‘The Treasures of Joe Bruno’,” New York Times, February 21, 2009 (Seymour Lachman)
• “The voters deserve primaries,” Albany Times Union, March 24, 2009 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Why the state legislative recall campaign might work,” Los Angeles Daily News, May 13, 2009 (Joshua Spivak)
• “GOP unlikely to gain from bid to block Sotomayor,” Houston Chronicle, May 30, 2009 (Joshua Spivak)
• “A short history of recall campaigns,” Akron Beacon Chronicle, June 12, 2009 (Joshua Spivak)
• “For real reform, New York should change how it elects representatives,” Newsday, June 25, 2009 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Even if recall passes, ousting the governor won’t be easy,” Chicago Sun-Times, October 24, 2009 (Joshua Spivak)
• “The Nobel Prize albatross: Statesman role could weigh on Obama,” Dow Jones’ MarketWatch, December 10, 2009 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Greater transparency needed in state government,” Buffalo News, Dec. 20, 2009 (Seymour Lachman)
• “Public eject button rare but increasing,” Sydney (Aust.) Morning Herald, December 24, 2009 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Protesting positive campaigns: Candidates should highlight their qualifications, not their glowing family lives,” Forbes, January 15, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Mass. hysteria: N.Y. Dems should embrace anti-incumbency,” Newsday, January 24, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Turnout Is the Key for Democrats in 2010,” AOL News, February 10, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Choosing Murtha’s successor: Holding a special election on primary day will be good for Democrats and voters,” Philadelphia Inquirer, February 18, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Elect lieutenant governor directly,” N.Y. Daily News, March 10, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “The long debate over a senatorial recall,” Roll Call, March 25, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Don’t let lawmakers draw their districts,” New York Times (Week in Review), March 28, 2010 (Seymour Lachman)
• “Don’t repeal the 17th amendment: It would increase corruption and limit democracy,” Forbes, April 2, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Menendez’s critics shouldn’t jump up and down just yet,” New Jersey Law Journal, April 8, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “After Sen. Robert Byrd, U.S. needs new presidential succession plan,” AOL News, July 7, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “What we can learn from ‘Man Who Saved New York’,” CNN Opinion, July 20, 2102 (Robert Polner)
• “Where is today’s Hugh Carey?”, New York Daily News, Aug. 20, 2010 (Rob Polner)
• “Why Obama won’t axe his economic advisers,” Reuters “Great Debate” blog, Aug. 25, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Two Independents Could be the Key to the Next Congress,” Reuters “Great Debate” blog, Sept. 3, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “The Third-Party Mirage,” AOL News, Sept. 22, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Why Obama Isn’t Sweating the Midterms,” Reuters “Great Debate” blog, Oct. 7, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Dumping the Veep: An American Tradition,” San Diego Union Tribune, Oct. 8, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Rahm and the Ultimate Dead-End Job,” Reuters, Oct. 18, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “State AGs get career boost from Dodd-Frank,” MarketWatch.com, Nov. 4, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Recall: For Mayor, the Odds Aren’t Great,” Miami Herald, Nov. 5, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Why Pelosi Will be the Next Minority Leader,” Reuters “Great Debate” blog, Nov. 5, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Will Obama Face a Primary Challenge in 2012?,” Los Angeles Times, Nov. 12, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Rangel Punishment Unlikely to Satisfy Anyone,” Reuters, Nov. 16, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Setback for Recall Movement may be Temporary,” The Record (N.J.), Nov. 23, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Obama’s Biggest Threat in 2012 Election Could Come From His Own Party,” The Oregonian, Nov. 27, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Trend Toward Recall Efforts on the Rise for Cities, States,” Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald, Dec. 1, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
•  ”The Death of the Gerrymander?,” AOL News, Dec. 8, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Put Lame Ducks Out of Their Misery,” MarketWatch.com, Dec. 14, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “N.Y. GOP is Fighting Demographic Tide,” Newsday, Dec. 24, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Just a Flesh Wound,” MarketWatch.com, Dec. 29, 2010 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Rumsfeld’s Biggest Unknown,” Reuters Great Debate, Feb. 15, 2011 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Wisconsin Election Recall Reality Check,” AOL News, Feb. 23, 2011 (Joshua Spivak)
• “The Brewing Attempts to Game the Electoral College,” Forbes magazine, Feb. 25, 2011 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Bankruptcy Is Not an Option,” AOL News, March 2, 2011 (Seymour Lachman & Rob Polner
• “Repairing N.Y.’s Toxic Judicial Election System,” Law 360, March 8, 2011 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Recalls Now Cheaper, Faster,” Politico.com, March 18, 2011 (Joshua Spivak)
• “The New Heave-Ho,” The Daily, March 22, 2011 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Out-of-office experience: Voters hesitate to elect those who took a break from politics,” The Daily, March 26, 2011 (Joshua Spivak)
• “How to save money on recall elections: Recalls are on the rise, but their costs do not have to be,” American City & County magazine, April 15, 2011 (Joshua Spivak)
• “The incredible growing VP,” The Daily, May 30, 2011 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Traveling men: Kucinich and running for Congress in a new state,” Reuters Great Debate blog, June 1, 2011 (Joshua Spivak)
• “History says Pearce has little to worry about from recall effort,” Arizona Capitol Times, June 6, 2011 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Why congressmen stay, govs resign,” Politico, June 14, 2011 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Don’t Mess with Texans,” The Daily, Aug. 19, 2011 (Joshua Spivak)
• “A recall of Walker could backfire on Dems: There are risks both political and practical,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (and Roll Call), Aug. 20, 2011 (Joshua Spivak)
• “The Old Electoral College Switcheroo,” Huffington Post, Sept. 22, 2011 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Will the Bush team kill Perry’s campaign?” Reuters’ Great Debate blog, Sept. 22, 2011 (Joshua Spivak)
• “The Recall Boom,” Campaigns & Elections magazine, Oct. 6, 2011 (Joshua Spivak)
• “The Primary Problem,” The Daily, Oct. 10, 2011 (Joshua Spivak)
• “The old VP Switcheroo,” The Daily, Oct. 31, 2011 (Joshua Spivak)
• On the drive to recall Oakland Mayor Jean Quan, in the Contra Costa Times and the Oakland Tribune, Dec. 10, 2011 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Do Better or Get Out,” The Daily, Dec. 24, 2011 (Joshua Spivak)
• The expansion of communications technology is the primary factor behind the increase in the number of recall drives, Los Angeles Times, Dec. 27, 2011 (Joshua Spivak)
• Following the Iowa caucuses the New Hampshire primaries played a much more important role in choosing presidential candidates, The Daily, Jan. 5, 2012 (Joshua Spivak)
• “Why Are Negative Political Ads Good for Us?”, CNN International, Jan. 19, 2012 (Joshua Spivak)
• Op-ed discourages the creation of a 63rd N.Y. state senate seat in the redistricting process currently underway, City & State, Jan. 23, 2012 (Joshua Spivak)
• Op-ed brings U.S. historical perspective to bear on a new proposal to institute a recall mechanism in the United Kingdom, politics.co.uk, Jan. 24, 2012 (Joshua Spivak)
• “The brokered convention nightmare.” Joshua Spivak. Huffington Post. Feb. 15, 2012.
• “The American president: One of us, not over us.” Abe Unger. Baltimore Times. Feb. 18, 2012.
• “The failed ‘dream ticket’ plan: Why Romney couldn’t pick Santorum as a running mate.” Joshua Spivak. Market Watch. March 21, 2012.
• “The Inevitable Quadrennial Third-Party Shooting Star.” Joshua Spivak. Atlantic magazine. March 28, 2012.
• “Proposed Alabama recall election law likely won’t be misused.” Joshua Spivak. Birmingham (Ala.) News. April 1, 2012.
• “Government doesn’t matter. America does.” Abe Unger. Huffington Post. April 20, 2012.
• “A lot riding on Romney’s ‘Veepstakes.’ ” Joshua Spivak. Los Angeles Times, News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.), Gulf News (UAE), Bradenton (Fla.) Herald, (Portland) Oregonian, Riverton (Wyo.) Ranger. April 26, 2012.
• “Why college students matter.” Abe Unger. Huffington Post. May 7, 2012.
• “Scott Walker and the Strange Rise in Recall Elections.” Joshua Spivak. The Atlantic. May 16, 2012.
• “Wisconsin recall’s boomerang effect.” Joshua Spivak. Politico.com. May 30, 2012.
• “Wisconsin Recall Attempt Might Backfire in Presidential Election.” Joshua Spivak. Roll Call. June 1, 2012.
• “Obama’s big sigh of relief in Wisconsin.” Joshua Spivak. The Hill. June 12, 2012.