Professor of Political Science @uwmadison. Director of @electionscenter. First gen college grad. Native Ohioan. Also https://xitter.cf/t.co/nDLksfa2QQ
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So thoughtful to schedule this in the gap between the NLCS and the World Series
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FINAL #VoicesIntoVotes before the midterms! Barry Burden, Caroline Tolbert & Julie Persons discuss Futureproofing Democracy.
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This is not what happened in 2022. The polls were accurate. Speculators ginned up a narrative about a red wave that didn’t materialize politico.com/news/2026/10/15…
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It feels good to reject an academic paper for the old fashioned reason of low quality rather than for inappropriate use of AI
Embarrassing and sad. I have met with these observers multiple times over the years. The US course expect other countries to allow our observers. ms.now/news/trump-midterms-o…
Trump this week:
Again promised every adult $5,000 to vote for his party
Offered another private dinner with people who buy the most of his crypto coin
Used more government money to run campaign ads for himself
Not much polling bias in recent midterm elections
Funny for him to say House is a sure thing for Dems when Cook’s ratings have the party barely winning a majority if they split the toss-ups. The trick is that the toss-ups will not divide equally but we can’t say exactly which will go D versus R. thehill.com/homenews/campaig…
That’s one way to celebrate America 250
Starbucks to shutter about 250 stores in latest round of cafe closures cnbc.com/2026/09/24/starbuck…
A violation of free speech, the First Amendment, and good government
BREAKING: President Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House over their coverage. apnews.com/article/trump-cnn…
A steady flow of pro-Tiffany ads have been coming my way for weeks by mail, TV, & digital (much of it from super PAC & 501c allies). Crowley ad during last night’s Emmys was one of the first things I’ve seen from his camp.
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Barry Burden retweeted
since becoming president again, Trump has promised:
-$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend"
-$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend"
-$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies
-$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms
no checks have been issued
Trump: "If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate...I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000."
It helps one party in particular right now, but scholars like me tend to think this is right call to center parties in campaign finance apnews.com/article/supreme-c…
That red line is something
NEW Economist/YouGov Aug 28-31: Canada
38% of Republicans view Canada as unfriendly or an enemy of the U.S., by far the highest level in the past decade
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ALT A chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "A growing share of Republicans view Canada as unfriendly or an enemy of the U.S.." The chart's sub-headline is: "Do you consider the following to be an ally or an enemy of the United States? Canada (% who say "unfriendly" or "enemy")." The chart has the note: "Note: Responses of "ally," "friendly," and "not sure" are not shown."