Dante Scala
@Graniteprof
Professor, political science, University of New Hampshire. Views my own.
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There's lots more in the book – about how elites shape polarization, what voters respond to, and why it matters. The baby board book had a print run of 1, but you can get a grown-up copy here: Amazon: amazon.com/How-Politician… Chicago: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book…
President Trump has issued executive orders targeting law firms that have represented his opponents in court. It strikes at the heart of several constitutional protections. cato.org/multimedia/cat… @walterolson @foxmike90 @cobrown
W/Hispanics here, 58% say economy getting worse, 47% say they're worse off than last yr, just 31% expect to be better off in 1 yr & 2x as many pick prices than jobs as best measure of how economy's doing. By 15 pts, they say Trump, not Biden, is most responsible for current eco
In the just out @TheEconomist @YouGov poll, Trump's approval rating on handling inflation/prices among Hispanics is 30 positive, 65 negative. W/indies it is 34/55. Promising your agenda will lead companies to build new factories isn't a vaccine for higher prices. Ask Joe Biden.
First substantive attempt by key Cong. GOPers this Congress to push back at Trump — specifically DoD
Wow — the GOP chairs of the Senate and House Armed Services committees issue a joint statement in response to the below story indicating Trump DoD wants to significantly restructure the combatant commands. “we will not accept significant changes to our warfighting structure that…
New feature on Executive Functions: Bob Bauer and I do a quick video chat--12 minutes on Boasberg case, the administration’s strategy in court, Institute of Peace story, and whether Trump is winning in battle with court. open.substack.com/pub/executivef…
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The Trump Administration's Approach to the Courts
Here's an important new article in Science Advances on the privacy issues related to publishing cast vote records. It turns out they're not as dire as many think/fear. science.org/doi/epdf/10.11…
New Hampshire politicians elected statewide, last 100 years: Jeanne Shaheen, 6 Styles Bridges, 6 Judd Gregg, 5 Maggie Hassan, 4 Norris Cotton, 4 Henry Keyes, 4 Chris Sununu, 4 John Lynch, 4
Breaking News: Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire will not run for re-election in 2026, further complicating Democrats’ efforts to regain a majority. nyti.ms/3DCrTei
A Carter hand in ‘76 - after which Billy became US Atty for NH - and then ran NH for Hart ‘84! Nearly half-century run
Quite surprising as things seemed to be trending towards her running. A truly historic figure in #NHPolitics as the first woman elected Governor and U.S. Senator. This is a rare time in our current politics where a figure in DC acquires significant power but retires gracefully.
End of an era: @JeanneShaheen will not seek re-election in 2026. The Senator is releasing this video announcing her decision. #NHPolitics #WMUR
NEW: Historic state Cook PVI scores for all 50 states + new 2025 state Cook PVI scores. As @Redistrict notes: partisan distribution of states today is more favorable to R’s than it used to be. A 🧵… cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/how-s…
Echoes of Kelly Ayotte's campaign in New Hampshire, where she warned the Granite State might become Massachusetts
Virginia Democrats, like @SpanbergerForVA, want to turn us into Maryland 2.0—higher taxes, criminals before victims, and radical agendas in our schools. Not. On. My. Watch.
Columbus Dispatch: Rep. Troy Balderson (R-Ohio) says Trump executive orders 'getting out of control' "Congress has to decide whether or not the Department of Education goes away," Balderson asserted. "Not the president, not Elon Musk. Congress decides." dispatch.com/story/news/pol…
Underrated: the extend to which unhappiness is expressing itself in elections for State Party offices. In NH, eg, there is a significant challenge to the long serving head of the Dem Party. The perception that our leadership is too old and ineffective is widespread.
Polling shows strong signs of a sharp divide between Democratic voters and lawmakers. That might create the conditions for an insurgency or a pivot. split-ticket.org/2025/02/21/the…
A forced capitulation of Ukraine would mean a capitulation of the whole community of the West. With all the consequences of this fact. And let no-one pretend that they don’t see this.
Trump is dismantling almost every "check" on his actions. In his first month in office, he 1) Fired 18 inspector generals and many Justice Department attorneys 2) Effectively takes over the "power of the purse" from Congress by dismantling agencies and halting programs 3) DOGE…
Trump has now promised not to cut Social Security, Medicare OR Medicaid. That's going to make the House budget math very difficult.
My latest big think essay on the thermodynamics of our constitutional crisis, and how to get out. If you like systems thinking and physics metaphors, you will love this one. And if you're just curious, it's only a click away. leedrutman.substack.com/p/the-state-of…
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