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Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

Vanderbilt's First and Only Nonpartisan Political Journal

Vanderbilt Political Review

Senate Republicans found a new political football, and Tennessee’s Senators are kicking it.

Jansen Hammock, Contributor November 9, 2021

Both Sen. Bill Hagerty and Sen. Marsha Blackburn are joining forces with other Senate Republicans to introduce the No Hearing, No Vote Act. This Act would prevent Senate Democrats from using reconciliation,...

OP-ED: The Implications of Charles Booker's Senate Race Against Rand Paul

OP-ED: The Implications of Charles Booker’s Senate Race Against Rand Paul

Nikhil Polepalli October 15, 2021

For the past 22 years, the two Kentucky seats in the United States Senate have been controlled by Republicans. The two current senators—Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul—have held...

"Impeachment Rally" by Phil Roeder

Explaining the Controversy of Senate Reforms

Chase Mandell, Contributor March 9, 2021

The United States Senate was created to give states an equal voice in government and protect the minority opinion. Compared to the United States House of Representatives, the Senate is less formal, more...

Op-Ed: It's Time for Republicans to Leave Trump Behind

Op-Ed: It’s Time for Republicans to Leave Trump Behind

Donald Hall, Senior Editor January 23, 2021

Donald J. Trump is no longer the President of the United States. The results of the 2020 general election suggest that this will be a relief to roughly half of the country and a disappointment to the other...

Contradicting Realities in the Race for the Senate

Contradicting Realities in the Race for the Senate

Javier Francisco Mundul, Contributor November 25, 2020

  President-Elect Joe Biden is the apparent winner of Georgia, and even though no major network has officially called Georgia for either candidate, Biden’s lead of over 14,000 votes seems insurmountable...

OP-ED: Why the Ball is in McConnell’s Court

OP-ED: Why the Ball is in McConnell’s Court

Jansen Hammock, Contributor November 24, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden ran a campaign centered on what he called the “Soul of America,” stating that he is “a proud Democrat, but will be an American President.” While the message seems to have...

WTF Happened to Tennessee’s Twentieth District: A Conversation with Sarah McCall

WTF Happened to Tennessee’s Twentieth District: A Conversation with Sarah McCall

Sahil Soni November 12, 2020

Amidst the uncertainties and hyper-partisan polarization that erupted on the national stage following an extended absentee ballot count last Tuesday, it can be easy to overlook the developments that took...

Senate Democrats Shattered Fundraising Records. It Didn’t Matter.

Senate Democrats Shattered Fundraising Records. It Didn’t Matter.

Riley Black November 11, 2020

Democratic Senate candidates entered the 2020 election season with dreams of taking back the Senate majority, buoyed by some of the largest campaign fundraising totals in history. They left with defeats...

Guide to the 2020 Senate Battlegrounds: Volume 2

Guide to the 2020 Senate Battlegrounds: Volume 2

Daniel Gulotta, Contributor November 1, 2020

Once again, Democrats are hoping to retake the Senate in a presidential election year. While 2016 shocked them and 2018 had too difficult of a map to overcome, they face much fairer weather in 2020. Republicans...

Guide to the 2020 Senate Battlegrounds: Volume 1

Guide to the 2020 Senate Battlegrounds: Volume 1

Daniel Gulotta, Contributor October 31, 2020

Once again, Democrats are hoping to retake the Senate in a presidential election year. While 2016 shocked them and 2018 had too difficult of a map to overcome, they face much fairer weather in 2020. Republicans...

Betting on the Wrong Horse: How Donating to Amy McGrath Could Cost Democrats the Senate

Betting on the Wrong Horse: How Donating to Amy McGrath Could Cost Democrats the Senate

Nikhil Polepalli October 22, 2020

Following his sixth consecutive term as a Kentucky Senator, Mitch McConnell faces his toughest re-election bid yet. The 78-year-old Republican senator must defeat the Democratic nominee, Amy McGrath, in...

From left: Barbara Bollier, Sara Gideon, Theresa Greenfield (via EMILY's List, 2020)

Meet the Women Trying to Flip the Senate

Nikki Aminmadani October 10, 2020

As Election Day is less than four weeks away, both early in-person voting and mail-in voting are underway across the nation. With Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice-President Joe Biden selecting...

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