Democrat looking to take on Tom Barrett in my district.

I recently had the opportunity to dig up this chart from an old Pew report: www.pewresearch.org/politics/201... In my years at Pew, this was the most striking image that I had a part in producing. The graphic takes a little explaining, but the payoff is worth it. (1/

Tomorrow marks the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. It also marks the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court first upholding the Voting Rights Act. We have gotten so, so far away from a Court that cares about democracy. New from me at @brennancenter.org:

Excellent anti-nudge arguments here

Here in Texas, the general election is underway. Help us organize and win here in 2026 and beyond! secure.actblue.com/donate/jrsli...

Chinese EV maker BYD’s new Blade batteries have a 5-minute charging time and 621-mile range. www.fastcompany.com/91503415/byd...

This is a chilling crime. A shame on our country. The Iranian ship was unarmed. The US knew this. The sailors were murdered by our navy, and the survivors were left to die at sea. newrepublic.com/post/207429/...

If you believe breakeven payrolls are like 0. This should be one of the most terrifying graphs

People who don’t pay attention to politics are about to find out how far out into the deep waters the current has pulled them. I do not trust them to react reasonably or rationally to that at all.

🧠 How news consumption shapes conspiracy beliefs: misperceptions & populist attitudes are the key mechanisms. New article out in Digital Journalism with Peter Van Aelst👇 www.tandfonline.com/eprint/HYXI9...

National Review's editorial line in one tweet.

Holy smokes!

New #OpenAccess - "Identity Politics and Left-wing Populism" - cup.org/4b2YR4c - Jannis Saalfeld (University of Duisburg-Essen) For more on #Populism, see also these special collections: shorturl.at/RjsaQ

And...we have another Republican retirement.

Watched this government-promoted,depression era film tonight and what a treat. Right into the politics in film course. Charles Laughton is incredible as an immigrant butler teaching Americans about America. m.youtube.com/watch?v=awsm...

Man, these folks are telling us exactly what’s going to happen in the fall. Texas one-step and now Montana today. They know.

Never change New Jersey.

IT'S HERE, from me: www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... "Participatory Democracy and Its Limits"

Yah.

Might be underestimating the effect of an unpopular Trump belittling a Christian preacher’s religious rhetoric for 8 months.

Predicting Congressional Election Results Presidential approval & ideological direction of public opinion, not economics or party conflict, predict election results. That looks good for Dems New #ScienceOfPolitics podcast/transcript with Carlos Algara www.niskanencenter.org/what-predict...

Trump take take.

The latest from @ymriofficial.bsky.social : the Clavicular economy explained, with Minh Tran. Not only is the gambling economy preying on young men in its own right, it is fueling an influencer economy that thrives on online nihilism youngmenresearchinitiative.substack.com/p/the-dark-m...

I'm curious how other departments are handling the typical take home comprehensive exam now that AI can write passable answers. Is the exercise even useful now?

Nice pull and an important reminder that, no, things haven't always been like this.

Today! At 1 pm ET!! We're hearing from two great scholars discussing their work on public opinion!!! Register here: virginia.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

One of the 18, largely German immigrant Texas counties that voted against secession and near LBJs homestead. www.votebeat.org/texas/2026/0...

I think progressive/moderate is shorthand for a combination of: - their theory of electability (mobilize the base vs. persuade non-Democrats) - that crockett is more *partisan* than talarico, even if they're similarly located on the ideological dimension

Reading Crockett as anti-establishment and Talarico as less anti-establishment may be better than whatever folks mean by progressive and moderate. It’s a separate thing. Each made it central to their campaigns. That TX voters seem to like both is interesting.

For those of you just tuning in after the TX primary: political Ideology is still multidimensional. It's just stuck in a one-dimensional median voter narrative, yearning to be free.

Frustrated by the pundits out there saying things like "Crockett the progressive vs. Talarico the moderate" or "no one could have foreseen Talarico's performance among Latinos" just obviously not paying attention to a single thing actually happening in politics? Come pay attention with us!

When someone says „Scientists do not want you to know“ you can dismiss everything from there on. Scientists want you to know. They are desperate that you know. They can’t shut up about what they found out and want you to know.

An early morning reflection post after a late night of primary results from @bowtiepolitics.bsky.social #ncpol open.substack.com/pub/ncpoliti...

Speaking of D vs R vote totals from last night, Dems outvoted Rs in the TX senate primaries. I assume thats not a common occurrence?

Obama is the only president to date born when there were 50 states

🎊🎊 Happy Texas Primary Day yall! I’m celebrating by tracking whether far-right candidates continue a years long electoral hot streak. A 🧵🧵 of storylines I’m watching, replete with all the color and wackiness you’d expect from our most colorful and wacky state:

Ironically, this could cost Republicans their preferred Senate opponent. The voter confusion may be contributing to lower turnout in Dallas—Jasmine Crockett's home base. Her campaign is reportedly worried it might cost her a significant number of votes.

There are reports of voter confusion in Dallas County, TX, where voters are being turned away for going to the wrong polling place. www.dallasnews.com/news/electio...

Turnout through 2PM Definitely seems to have been some cannibalization in the extremely strong EV, but overall turnout continues to be fine Relative to other counties I think Travis is doing well

Seems about time to re-up this...

A little after 7:30 pm, all of #ncpol will begin posting election results in progress There is no secret portal to better or newer information. Everyone is just navigating to er.ncsbe.gov & pressing refresh as fast as their thumbs will allow So, join the fun. No experience required.

I wrote something. I hope it can be the start of more conversations about AI and the choices we all have to make. erincikanek.com/the-rumors-o...

Why would you let us do this to ourselves? Wincast needle for tonight’s elections. votehub.com/2026/03/03/i...

the "tyranny of the mob" was indeed a major concern of the earliest American political philosophers, but this wasn't exactly what they meant www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"Republicans in disarray" makes a good outcome in the midterms more likely, but I think things are going to get worse for a long time before they get better— even though we're already several layers deep worth of "worse."

One of the Trump admin’s explanations for striking Iran—preemption of an imminent attack—put me in mind of my article w/@yujimasumura.bsky.social at @ajpseditor.bsky.social, which examines when govts use the preemption casus belli and how publics react. (1/x) doi.org/10.1111/ajps...

Studies showing that Americans are less willing to move to abortion ban states: Dench et al. using postal service change of address data. Kane finds decline in college applications from women. JAMA study and Nelson and Witko - medical residents Nelson and Witko - young women and BA holders