I'm excited to announce this webinar on Wednesday April 29th (4:00PM EST) called "Protecting the Midterm Elections in a Time of Democratic Backsliding." You can learn more about the event and register by following this link: scholars.my.salesforce-sites.com/event/home/d...

Great post. Since 1990, Hungary's electoral system has contained a structural (and dangerous) form of electoral bias that causes the party gaining the highest percent of votes to win a far higher percent of legislative seats. This bias is what led to Orban/Fidesz winning a supermajority in 2010…

This should be a great talk by Bernie Tamas, a leading scholar on third parties.

Please register and join us on Tuesday, October 14

Elon Musk claims his America party will change US politics. Experts disagree

Radio interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation: I'm not currently convinced that #ElonMusk is serious about mounting a 3rd party challenge. It could, however, change & this is what to look for: Is he making an organized & visible effort to get on the ballot in all, or a few, states?

My interview today on "The Dan Abrams Show": How Elon Musk's third party could succeed, and what might cause it to fail www.siriusxm.com/player/episo... (subscription to SiriusXM is required) #USthirdparties #elonmusk #theamericaparty

Current GOP is more like a movement - unified & moving to the extreme. Current Dems are more a coalition of interest groups. This makes the GOP an easier target for a moderate 3rd party to attack. Bigger-tent Dems are harder for a 3rd party to challenge (e.g. Greens vs Progressives within the Dems)🧵

Deutsche Welle interviewed me for their article on Elon Musk's on-again, off-again, third-party ambitions: www.dw.com/en/donald-tr... #thirdparties #elonmusk

As it turns out, fascism, massive economic uncertainty, & dismantling the federal government is not especially popular with investors

🧵"So this is how liberty dies..." Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up. I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

Thanks for highlighting this. That was a really engaging podcast w/ @dansally.bsky.social back in 2020 - which described a lot of what we're witnessing right now. And yes, fully agree about the need for third parties to run. Especially a centrist challenge against MAGA at the congressional level

Report and thread 🧵 thehill.com/business/509...

SSN starter pack: Democracy & Governance Experts bsky.app/starter-pack...

Thank you for putting together this initial starter pack of @scholars.org colleagues. Reposting, and adding @jennifermccoy.bsky.social @mevanspolisci.bsky.social @pamelametz.bsky.social

The U.S. is facing political polarization post #2024Election. In this OpEd, @jennifermccoy.bsky.social writes that proportional representation & better incentives for leaders could help break the cycle of political polarization. Read more in @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

As professors, mentoring students is a big perk of our careers. An even greater perk is when we get to work with diligent students who are equally invested in the mentorship. Alyssa Archer is an impressive researcher with a bright future ahead of her #PoliticalScience #polisciresearch @scholars.org

www.nyu.edu/community/go... on Dec. 12 in DC and via Zoom.

Weak autocracies are far more common than strong autocracies. They are also often far more dangerous and damaging than strong autocracies. Never take hope from an autocrat’s weakness. Instead, prepare for the worst. A 🧵 based on 2 of my books: (1/N)

Anti-racism campaigner’s London book events cancelled amid threat of far-right violence Freedom of speech groups alarmed after events to promote book by Hope Not Hate employee are called off

Besides the potential impact of 3rd party votes in an election likely to have very tight margins, might we also see a "Nikki Haley voter" effect? Brief quotes from me in this Guardian piece, which also carries a good analysis of strategic voting for third parties when it comes to the Gaza crisis

Our amazing team at the Georgia Chapter of @scholars.org co-organized this timely, bipartisan event on "Election Protection in Georgia" YouTube video segments of the main discussions are posted below #USElection2024 Additional coverage of the event: georgiarecorder.com/2024/10/17/i...

Includes latest data showing ballot access for the main third party candidates by state @juliaazari.bsky.social and I are quoted in this piece on the potential of third-party 'spoilage' www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/u...

safevotegeorgia.com "Safeguarding our Democracy: A Bipartisan Discussion on Election Protection in Georgia". Please attend and/or spread the word about this event in Atlanta, on the work being done to ensure a free, fair and orderly election (co-sponsored by the @scholars.org's Georgia chapter)

One of the best panels at #APSA2024 Standing room only, and that too at 8 am on a Sunday. tinyurl.com/2ygwy92b Excellent papers and discussions!

RFK Jr. quitting the race wasn't surprising. He ran a campaign antithetical to 3rd party strategies. Policies were confusing & progressively became indistinguishable from Trump's. No distinct or galvanizing issue. My take on News Hour (Al Jazeera English) mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/zvZHRG...

Last Week Tonight's production team consulted me for this episode. Very well-researched & amusing. They, however, missed covering RFK Jr.'s baby-bear fiasco by just a few hours, it seems! (Credits shown only in the full-episode streaming on HBO Max)

As my journal article in The Forum explained, an inherent pro-GOP bias in the Electoral College makes Dems winning the popular vote and still losing the presidency a very real possibility. This is consistent with Nate Silver's analysis of new polling: www.degruyter.com/document/doi...

My co-author and I enjoyed presenting our work on Electoral Bias and Democratic Backsliding (in Hungary, India and Turkey) at the Electoral Integrity Project's 4th Annual Virtual Conference. Video of the panel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD5c...

My article (in Der Pragmaticus) on the Biden debacle since the debate www.derpragmaticus.com/r/biden-abse...

Electoral bias in France consistently favors the party doing best in 1st round (without any partisan/ideological difference) Possible good news for National Rally. But that could also be undermined if the other parties gang up to stop it from winning a majority of seats x.com/bdtamas/stat...

My interview just streamed on Talk Radio One, covering both the future of US third parties and the first presidential debate: files.talkradioone.com/mp3/SS062924... (Full podcast details here: www.talkradioone.com/shows/steven...)

(For those fluent in German): my article in the Austrian news magazine, Der Pragmaticus, on the importance of third parties in US elections x.com/derpragmatic...

"If we can't have proportional representation (PR) then US politics needs strong third parties to maintain a healthy democracy..." My interview with Soledad O'Brien #USPolitics #USthirdparties

Airing this weekend, my talk with Soledad O'Brien on the role that third parties play in US politics x.com/matteroffact...

A thoughtful, nuanced approach towards student protesters on campus and all the complexities at play

My comments on @npr.org's All Things Considered, about the impact of RFK Jr.'s campaign and the history of US third parties www.npr.org/2024/05/12/1...

Briefly quoted in this deep dive by David Corn on third parties and protest votes. “Third-party and independent presidential candidates could play a more significant role in 2024 than in most presidential elections in recent memory...”

x.com/kimbrunhuber... Full segment at: tinyurl.com/mrxdw6ma Third-party/Independent strategies "disrupt with a purpose". That purpose is unclear with RFKJr's campaign & his support will wane. Given the very close vote margins, however, it may still be enough to swing the election in either direction

Co-opting the platforms of 3rd parties has historically been a standard electoral strategy for major US parties. Populist/People's Party (1890s) & the Progressive Party (1912) experienced this. Biden appears to have little choice than to similarly co-opt issues galvanizing West & Stein supporters...

"𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙙 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙨𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙝, 𝙞𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩❜𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙢𝙤𝙨𝙩 𝙪𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣❜𝙩 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜" (There are several points of convergence with fellow academics whom this Salon article also quotes. And there are some differences.) @juliaazari.bsky.social @Jacob Neiheisel ...1/

Had a lively and engaging conversation with Gail Collins @nytimes.com... she's just as funny IRL. Couldn't quite convince her that third-party disruptions are sometimes the only way to force course corrections by major parties in US politics

Really good article in The Economist about why US parties have little control over their own campaigns. (A brief quote from me as well, but secondary to the article's main point.) www.economist.com/united-state...

Politico did a full-length interview with me about third parties and the 2024 US elections

RFK Jr: giving equal fodder to third-party scholars & conspiracy theory wackos www.bbc.com/news/world-u...

The Hill asks, "Should either major party be worried about a third-party ticket in 2024?" Quotes from Charlie Cook, Sabato's Crystal Ball and also me

Looking forward to a deep dive on third parties and the 2024 elections x.com/bmoreconnect...

Despite historical precedent of congressional Republicans beating each other up (1856 & 1902) and a brawl on the US House floor (1858) after the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision -- my hot take is it’s unlikely Burchett will challenge McCarthy to a duel. @profdevine.bsky.social concurs, I think

Briefly quoted in this piece: “It’s Not Me, It’s You: Cornel West’s Messy Breakup”. tinyurl.com/4pyf8etr West likely didn't want to compromise with Green Party leaders, who have goals beyond promoting just their presidential candidate, and this includes supporting Green candidates for lower offices