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.

Only 232 days until the midterms.

Battle of the iced teas

Finally mailed my best friend his Christmas present. I’m so good at friendship.

Great piece from Stephen Richer. “Everyone… should use the new state-level proof that noncitizen voting is virtually nonexistent to push back against the real danger to our democracy: craven politicians using the issue to undermine our free and fair elections.” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...

This makes 29 Republicans to flee the House, and I strongly suspect the number of folks suddenly wanting to go home will only increase as the prospect of being just another rank and file member in the minority sets in.

Some very good news

Found another classic of the genre

Basically every state right now

If anyone is interested in attending the Prairie Political Science Annual Meeting in Banff, Alberta, Canada I can be persuaded to put together a panel. September 18–20. www.prairiepsa.com/conference/

This is who runs this account.

Money is a necessary but insufficient condition for winning. And if you’re spending money like this, it’s probably because you’re toast anyway.

A List of Complaints from 1926 🧵

I came to Wyoming to flee the frigid temperatures of Alabama.

The electoral connection: it’s been severed.

Thanks for the great response to JEARP’s debut on Bluesky. We are always looking for article submissions on contemporary policy issues (from a nonpartisan perspective), reflections on experiences and best practices, or scientific-based research. Email us at [email protected]

Hooray for @ryandane.bsky.social and Jamie L Carson on this new book! (And a thanks for asking me to be a part of it 😀)

This excerpt is from when Philly was *celebrating* winning the Super Bowl. Imagine what they’re capable of when they’re unhappy…

Hey #polisky & #electionadministration folks: the Journal of Election Administration Research and Practice is now on Blue Sky! Give us a follow--and while you're at it, check out the new special issue on funding elections. Lots of good stuff for practitioners & academics alike.

Hello, friends! JEARP is spreading its wings to have a presence here on Bluesky. We hope you’ll follow us to keep up with the journal’s latest goings-on. Check out our page on the Election Center website to find the latest journal special issue on innovative funding solutions to run elections.

A few months ago I did an interview with the Wyoming Outdoor Council on political engagement. It may seem a bit Pollyanna, but I stand by these words and hope we can all take them to heart.

As an experiment, I decided to make an identical post on three different apps at the same time. Here are the results: Bluesky: 4 likes MySpace: 0 likes Xanga: 0 likes I love Bluesky, and this is sustainable.

Called it.