A student of politics and policy, a contrarian who enjoys a little disorder and chaos.
College Station, TX
Joined August 2010
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Writing a book with Spencer Goidel was the highlight of my professional career. We had fun. Maybe too much fun. We laughed out loud while writing passages and then reading them back to each other.
You can get your copy here: amazon.com/Trump-Realignment…
We’re using AI more—but do we trust it?
@alec_h_tyson joins Inside Political Science to discuss AI, jobs, regulation, and why data centers are turning technological change into local political conflict.
Listen: play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_1…
On the latest episode of Inside Political Science, @MMitchellBrown and Brazos County Elections Administrator Trudy Hancock join us to
explain how elections are conducted—and why that work matters.
Listen: kamu.tamu.edu/radio/inside-p…
@MMitchellBrown
Our 50th episode of Inside Political Science is out!
Bush School Dean John Sherman joins Todd Kent, Soren Jordan, and me to discuss public service in an age of polarization and cynicism.
kamu.tamu.edu/radio/radio-pr…
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Here’s a snippet from @RogerMMTrapp review of The Trump Realignment (w/ @Polling_Station). Link to the article posted below.
Very cool to see our book discussed alongside @maggieNYT and @jonathanvswan ‘s “Regime Change.”
@RogerMMTrapp writes in Forbes that “The Trump Realignment” by @Spencer_Goidel and me “deserves to be read for its explanation of how we got here.”
forbes.com/sites/rogertrapp/…
Recently Spencer and I had the chance to sit down with Mike Baranowski on The Politics Guys to talk about our book, The Trump Realignment. Listen here:
politicsguys.com/the-trump-r…
On the latest episode of Inside Political Science, Todd Kent and I talked to Guy Whitten about the politics of the World Cup and his experience attending World Cup games. Listen here:
kamu.tamu.edu/podcast/inside…
Yesterday I joined @AlexEganTV on @KBTXNews to talk about the politics of daylight savings time. My take: We don’t like changing the clocks, but we’ll hate not changing them. kbtx.com/2026/07/21/daylight…
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Talked The Trump Realignment w/ coauthor @Polling_Station and Todd Kent on Inside Political Science. Give it a listen!
kamu.tamu.edu/podcast/inside…
In the latest episode of Inside Political Science, I move out of the host chair and into the guest chair to join my coauthor, @Spencer_Goidel , to talk about our new book, The Trump Realignment. Todd Kent leads the conversation!
kamu.tamu.edu/podcast/inside…
I had a great time talking to S.E. Cupp on her Off the Cupp podcast about The Trump Realignment. I come in at about the 17 minute mark (but listen to the whole thing).
iheart.com/podcast/1119-off-…
I got to talk @RustySuretteTV at KBTX about yesterday’s Supreme Court decisions (Monday, June 29). kbtx.com/2026/06/30/expert-b…
Can you really bet on elections—and should you?
On the latest episode of Inside Political Science, Todd Kent and I talk with @matt_motta and @THCallaghan about prediction markets, gambling, public health, polling, and democracy.
Listen here:
kamu.tamu.edu/podcast/inside…
In the latest episode of Inside Political Science, @bjrottinghaus and I talk about Texas elections and the new Texas Pulse Poll showing Republican advantages AND Democratic opportunities - kamu.tamu.edu/podcast/inside…
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Siena has updated their new Texas poll and the actual numbers go like this:
US Senate
Paxton (R) - 46%
Talarico (D) - 46%
Governor
Abbott (R-Inc) - 49%
Hinojosa (D) - 43%
The Talarico+3 and Abbott+5 results were not accurate. reconmr.com/wp-content/uploa…
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.@BushSchool/ ReconMR Texas Pulse 2026 Senate Election Poll:
Likely Voters
🔵James Talarico 46%
🔴Ken Paxton 46%
% Favorable/Unfavorable (Net)
🔵James Talarico 39/34 (+5)
🔴Ken Paxton 34/52 (-18)
June 1-4, 2026
reconmr.com/wp-content/uploa…
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The first Texas Pulse Poll is now available.
Texans are most concerned about the cost of living, statewide races appear competitive, and voters express sharply different views across generations, gender, and party lines.
mailchi.mp/reconmr/reconmr-n…
#TexasPolitics #txpol #Polling
