Ileana Wachtel

Ileana Wachtel is a communication strategist based in Los Angeles focused on political reform at the local, state and national levels.

Opinion

A Pathway to Ending Hyper-Polarization: Structural Reforms Won’t do it Alone

We can all agree that Washington is broken. Gridlock ensues as the divide between the Republicans and Democrats reaches Grand Canyon size proportions. Watching the Republicans put party over country in their defense of Donald Trump during the impeachment trial showed how hyper-partisanship is withering of our democracy, even raising

News

Can Running as an Outsider Within the Two-Party System Change the Game?

Is the two-party system dissolving before our very eyes? Is the nation witnessing the breakdown of the political process, as we know it? We are in one of the most fervent presidential contests to take place since maybe 1992, when Ross Perot jumped in and out of the race, challenging