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England whenever they win

Ben and Tom are both friends of mine, and I feel lucky to have worked with them. They’re great stewards of elections, and I’m just devastated by this.

Extremely comical update

Fucking yikes

Ceaselessly amazed at how effective just going outside is at improving my mood.

I mean… even I have never missed a PK in the World Cup.

What if we let Lalas stand there like he’s part of the group but Thierry and Zlatan just pretend he’s not there? Give Alexi a microphone and don’t turn it on. Crop him out of the frame. Everyone wins.

Messi, huh? Who would have guessed

Our department has three calls for tenure track positions. IE is a fast growing group of scholars doing top-notch work, which offers very attractive conditions in a great European city. If you are looking for an academic job in Europe, definitely do consider applying.

Zuzu is actually a big Knicks fan

What a series.

The Knicks are merely trying to set up Mike Breen for the first ever triple bang

My department is hiring an assistant professor in political theory with a focus on American political thought and/or American constitutionalism jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assista...

Tim Meadows! Very funny

I feel like the Pope *had* to be involved in that comeback somehow

The publication process is great

Redistricting bad for democracy?? I feel like I’ve read something about that recently… www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Alternatively, see one of my favorites comics:

She screams. She naps. She flirts. She’s got a little something for everyone.

Fresh out with @salilb.bsky.social at PRQ! We find that even after accounting for ideology, Republican primary voters are more likely to reject climate action while Democratic primary voters increasingly support it, making primary electorates more polarized. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Wrong.

Shoutout to the nuns who blessed Luke Kornet. They are clearly the series MVPs.

Regular reminder that runoffs are stupid for several different reasons.

As someone who finished undergrad in three years… What? Why?

Small town politics are always really interesting as an observed. A candidate wins with 4 votes barharborstory.substack.com/p/trenton-re...

Only 168 days until the midterms.

In case you haven't yet heard, the latest issue (vol. 5, issue 1) of JEARP is now online and available for anyone and everyone to check out at: electioncenter.org/journal-of-e... This is the first edition featuring our new design. We hope you like it!

Hi, friends. Just a quick reminder that you still have time to register to join us for our Elections à la Carte Zoom event. The discussion is scheduled for Wednesday, May 20, at noon Eastern. Register at this link: auburn.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Still kinda shocked that this turned out even more true than I expected.

I regret to inform you that this is very cool to me.

Stranger just asked me if I was going to be walking at graduation this weekend. Apparently at 36 I can still pass for 22.

“Purcell who????” -SCOTUS

Great new paper out at @ajpseditor.bsky.social. In old school terms, women have a more enhanced sense of the D term. This finding helps explain US women's higher relative turnout despite women still lagging in terms of engagement-encouraging resources. Likely esp important for Black women.

Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible if he were a pit bull racing to get back inside and out of the snow.

More birds: enemies to friends edition

Common birds being uncommonly cute today

Fact (hard to call it fun): The last time the Rules Committee reported a rule allowing any floor amendments was 22 January.

I have managed to spill coffee on myself three days in a row. The academic hat trick!

Ever wonder if political elites’ beliefs about climate change are partisan? If so have I got a new article for you! Elites believe climate science more than voters, but there’s still a partisan divide. w/ @salilb.bsky.social & @alexanderfurnas.com iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Ah. So this is the type of day we’re having. Good to know.

Congratulations to my fellow UAB alum Yaxel Lendeborg and the rest of this Michigan basketball team. Most importantly, thank you for helping me win my bracket pool.

Our March Elections à la Carte event was so nice, we’re doing it twice. Join us on April 8, for our second online, lunchtime webinar where we will look at federal funding possibilities for elections. For more information and for free registration click: auburn.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

This is a pretty spectacular typo. I actually had to pause and think about whether or not it was a typo at first though.

Zuzu loves a sunbeam

No cover just yet, but still excited to see the pre-order up for my next book!

Gerald Ford vetoed naming a post office after himself.

Happy Monday to me!

My apparently hot take is that political violence is bad.