A political science group blog featuring reflections on the party system.
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(For those of you not on the GeriatricBook): my friend, colleague, and co-author Scott McClurg has lost his long-drawn and difficult fight against cancer.
He is one of the strongest, most inspirational people I've had the privilege of knowing. His memory will always inspire a smile and love for me and all who knew him.
The article below is part of the relatively unknown story of the causes of Scott's (and many others') struggles. As someone who also grew up too close to a similar area (google "Cheshire, OH"), and lost both his parents to cancer, this story is way too relatable.
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My friends and former colleague Scott McClurg @ipolisci passed away recently after a long struggle with brain cancer. I want to share a few things about him as a scholar and human. 1/n
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I will never comprehend how these failed insurrectionists just went home that night
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A deeper point here is that the #ChaosCaucus is meaningfully anti-party. They do not want to be under the thumb of Cox&McC's Legislative Leviathan. They do not want to set aside some differences in order to achieve shared goals. 1/2
The consensus take is that the #ChaosCaucus has no agenda. I don't think that's exactly true. Based on their speeches, what they want is to minimize the leaderships agenda setting power. 1/
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As far as the Senate goes, it really doesn't matter what letter Sinema puts after her name. Honestly, even if she doesn't caucus with the Dems, they have an outright majority (50-49-1) so long as she doesn't caucus with the GOP. No power sharing.
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"2 Things Make the 2022 Midterm Elections Very Unpredictable." New post by @jonmladd
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We don’t know what’s going to happen in next week’s elections, but we know what pundits will say. @smotus provides a guide to midterm election narratives.
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" Pundits and politicians like election results to send a clear message about which political factions are right and wrong. People want elections to provide lessons. I'm not sure this one will."
"2 Things Make the 2022 Midterm Elections Very Unpredictable." New post by @jonmladd
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With @AmyEricaSmith and @AESokhey, I'm thrilled to share the cover for our forthcoming book The Knowledge Polity: Teaching and Research in the Social Sciences with @OUPAcademic featuring original artwork by @AESokhey! So excited for this book to print.
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This thread got a lot of attention, so I wrote it up and elaborated at @MisOfFact
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New from @jennifernvictor, this @MisOfFact piece considers which U.S. voting reforms are likely to reinforce democracy, and which ones are not.
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#WomenAlsoKnowStuff
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This is a wonderful little piece on voting rights in contemporary American politics that clarifies things greatly.
One neat thing it does is frame the conflict between sovereignty and inclusion; I hadn't thought of the election integrity canard in those terms, but it's great.
A basic principle of social science applied to questions of voting reform reveals which proposals are more likely to reinforce democracy, and which are not. New from @jennifernvictor
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Republicans and Democrats are in a voting rights battle (#HR1). Applying a little social science research design principle to understand the type of errors each is worried about reveals which party's proposals reinforce democracy. New by me @MisOfFact
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I am convinced that if Congress doesn’t act to do something about this quickly, these people are going to keep going and the unrest and violence will get more widespread and more uncontrollable. This is a crisis. It’s real. It’s happening. It must be taken seriously. 22/22
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I join my colleagues in Mischief @smotus @julia_azari @ProfHansNoel @GregoryKoger @mattngreen @jonmladd @AmyEricaSmith @richardmskinner in this articulation of the precarious position the US is now in, and what should happen next.
We call for the immediate and constitutional removal of Donald Trump from office. The person in charge of federal law enforcement can not be the same person who instigates insurrections.
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Professor, I just want to find 11780 more points in my final. The people in your class are angry and there’s nothing wrong with saying, you know, you recalculated.
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But really, why should anyone believe the results of any election? In this latest @MisOfFact piece, I provide some possible answers involving faith, magic, and the common good.
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My post on @MisOfFact featured on @politicalwire!
In 2020, the Ground Game Is All Trump politicalwire.com/2020/10/12… via @politicalwire
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Expect fireworks at the debate tonight. My rundown on @MisOfFact mischiefsoffaction.com/post/…
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Tuesday will be the first general election debate of 2020 What to expect? Does any of it matter? A preview now on @MisOfFact
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