How Congressional "bridgers" stack up against "Wins Against Replacement"

Comparing Bridge Grades against Split-ticket.org's Wins Against Replacement and Strength in Numbers' Wins Against Replacement Probability

Aug 29

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Bridge Grades for 119th Congress are now live

Debuting near real-time collaboration scores for every member of Congress

Aug 26

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July 2025

How we calculate Bridge Grades

The detailed methodology that uses 3rd party data to calculate letter grades that sort Congressional bridgers from dividers in both parties in the 119th…

Jul 30

43% of Americans surveyed say they are independent. So, where is everybody?

In honor of "Independents Day" (pun intended), let's push back on the insipid culture of partisan identity politics and reclaim our power by embracing…

Jul 2

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June 2025

A bipartisan group of Congress got friendly for an hour - a small but notable moment

On Thursday morning, No Labels brought together 28 House Representatives and 3 Senators to discuss bipartisan collaboration--an important step as…

Jun 29

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Can a cereal box teach us how to depolarize Congress?

Restaurants get sanitization grades. European cereals get Nutri-Score grades. Members of Congress get Bridge Grades. Incentive to get good grades…

Jun 3

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May 2025

A deep dive on Bridge Grades with podcaster Kelly Corrigan

This one-hour conversation is the perfect introduction to Bridge Grades and our ambition to change political incentives for a more collaborative…

May 27

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Fun with maps: A totally new way to view Congress

Bridgers (purple) and dividers (gray) exist across parties and geographies.

May 23

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Bipartisan org "No Labels" Announces 3 New Congressional National Leaders

Two House Representatives (Washington, Maine) and one Senator (Oklahoma). But what are their Bridge Scores? 2 As and 1 C.

May 15

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See How Gerrymandering Screws Over Non-partisan American Voters in One Chart

The more a voting district leans ideologically, the more divisively their representative governs.

May 6

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April 2025

Has America’s ability to compromise been compromised?

It's okay, though. Being collaborative is more important than compromise anyway.

Apr 14

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March 2025

America's Ideological Blindspot

So caught up in the blue v. red rivalry, loyal fans defend even their shittiest players while scorning the objectively good ones from the opposing side…

Mar 26

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