the perspective that "Dems should be Dems" begs the question, but which Dems should they be? goodauthority.org/news/secular...
lots of talk among Democrats about how whether and how much they need to moderate. in a new @goodauth.bsky.social post, i look at which candidates have actually staked out a moderate reputation in their states...one clear standout here 1/3
lots of talk among Democrats about how whether and how much they need to moderate. in a new @goodauth.bsky.social post, i look at which candidates have actually staked out a moderate reputation in their states...one clear standout here 1/3
we recently upgraded the CES shiny apps...most of the improvements are aesthetic, but one notable addition is the ability to see breakdowns of the vote for governor and senate in states with large enough samples! full set of apps are here: tischcollege.tufts.edu/research-fac...
we recently upgraded the CES shiny apps...most of the improvements are aesthetic, but one notable addition is the ability to see breakdowns of the vote for governor and senate in states with large enough samples! full set of apps are here: tischcollege.tufts.edu/research-fac...
i also dig into the numbers from PA to look at how Shapiro and Fetterman differ...everyone sees Fetterman as more moderate than the Democratic Party, but only Republicans view Shapiro as more moderate than Dems (who they see as quite extreme, of course) 2/3
this is why Shapiro is much more popular than Fetterman with Democrats, but much less popular than Fetterman with Republicans...there is a clear tradeoff.
link to the analysis here goodauthority.org/news/these-d...
sometimes i see a @today.yougov.com poll question and think that the only possible reason for its existence is to settle a bet between two of their employees
I don't know what the phrase is when your nephew is a lot like you, but my nephew was in @bfschaffner.bsky.social's methods class this semester and did an interesting study on ideological extremity and politicians raising money and being mean on the internet. tufts-pol.medium.com/who-is-drivi...
Ideological moderation might appeal to conservatives, but it can also rankle liberals.
Here are some Democrats that have established moderate credentials. See the breakdown from @bfschaffner.bsky.social.
goodauthority.org/news/these-d...
Brian Schaffner
Brian Schaffner
Brian Schaffner
Brian Schaffner
Brian Schaffner
Brian Schaffner
Brian Schaffner
Brian Schaffner
Fewer Democrats identify as religious. That’s creating tension with Black voters.
There is no tradeoff--the job of Dems is to be Dems, not to try to appeal to a far, far right GOP.
As always, asking a Dem to try to split the difference between GOP and Dem is asking them to move to the far right. Let's not. saideman.blogspot.com/2025/09/prof...
Steve Saideman
this is why Shapiro is much more popular than Fetterman with Democrats, but much less popular than Fetterman with Republicans...there is a clear tradeoff.
link to the analysis here goodauthority.org/news/these-d...
Ideological moderation might appeal to conservatives, but it can also rankle liberals in this year's midterms.
