#Electoral

Paul Krugman

paulkrugman

Even Mitch McConnell is now saying people should wear masks. Will Trump follow? I don't know, but my guess is no. McConnell is evil, but lives in the real world

Meg Gardiner

MegGardiner1

Remember the scene in INDEPENDENCE DAY where Jasmine helps rescue the First Lady, & then, around the fire, tells her, “I voted for the other guy?” It’s a wry moment.

Enrique Acevedo

Enrique_Acevedo

Va hilo sobre el voto Latinx en Estados Unidos para quienes siguen el tema dentro y fuera de este país. Empiezo por algo que me parece central en la percepción

Simon McGarr

Tupp_Ed

I might write to all my local electoral representatives and, separately, their political parties with a subject access request (if I can be bothered).Here are my unvarnished thoughts on the

Nate Silver

NateSilver538

Herbert Hoover lost by "only" 17 points in a somewhat less partisan epoch than we have today (although the 1930s were decently partisan).https://twitter.com/peterdaou/status/1259109700282482688 Also, worth remembering the uncertainty runs i

Francesca Tripodi

ftripodi

People often ask, what's the difference between misinformation, disinformation, media manipulation, etc. In lectures, I found the best way for people to understand concepts is with a real-life example. Here

Brian Johns

TheBrianEJohns

1. Thread: in 1946, while working in the US Embassy in Moscow, George F. Kennan penned the famous "Long Telegram" that outlined the "containment strategy" that was eventually adopted by

ŁÅDŸ

LadyLondonnn

It’s something bout this election not sitting right with me Ok real quick. Covid-19 has had a disproportionate effect on the AA community because of a variety of co-morbidities that

Dan R Casso

DanRCasso

Theoretically, we could be looking at a Supreme Court case regarding the 20th and 25th Amendments with a vacant seat which could pressure Congress to hastily rush towards confirming a

Abdimalik Abdullahi

Abdimaleik

Statement from Union of Presidential Candidates.The union which brings together 14 candidates have issued a statement today after consultations with sections of the public (religious leaders, civil society, women, youth).Thread:

Carlos Osweda

COsweda

ThreadTwo weeks ago, Politico accurately described what @realDonaldTrump and @parscale and @jaredkushner know:https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/17/trump-polls-biden-324210 "Some pollsters, especially the relatively few who conduct

David Frum

davidfrum

A short history of US depressions and their electoral consequences1837-1841: first national depression. Jefferson-Jackson Democrats had dominated national politics for previous three decades. In 1840, they lost both presidency and

Racial Dolezal

SirCoach

A summer of anti-police protests netted us not one, but two candidates running as "The Law & Order Candidate" and the discourse has been successfully shifted from "abolish/defund the police"

James Carville

JamesCarville

A nutty week by any standards. But I want to call attention to what @realDonaldTrump is really aiming for. It’s not a distraction, it’s not to motivate his base, it’s

Stephen Wolf

PoliticsWolf

Happy census day! In two hours, the census will release 2020 state population counts, revealing which states will gain/lose congressional seats & Electoral College votes in reapportionment.As a preview, here's

mads

utahmads

I get the message in these types of sentiments, but also I feel weird about shifting responsibility to poor people? Like, the rich *are* fighting their own battle (to simultaneously