Alex Theodoridis
@AGTheodoridis
Political Junkie/Scientist Assoc Prof @UMassPolSci; Co-Director @UMassPoll; Opinion, Elections, Polarization, Causal Inf; @UVA @Kennedy_School @UCBerkeley alum
The @UMassPoll teamed up w/ the @LWV for a look at U.S. democracy. Our national voting-age pop poll (w/ an oversample of women) finds enthusiasm, but a crisis of confidence in elections & lots of support for ditching the Electoral College. @UMassAmherst umass.edu/news/article/n…
Election security IS national security. Recent federal actions are weakening protections against cyber threats & foreign interference. Our own Pam Smith (@j00nj00n) joined @AdamAmbrogi (@LWV) & @RosenzweigP to explain why this is a dangerous step backward. newsweek.com/election-secur…
Regretful Trump voters? More of a media creation than anything else. Just 2% of 2024 Trump voters say they'd vote for a different candidate now. (Numbers for Harris are similar). Appears to be fewer Trump regretters than in 2017 or 2021. GOP continues to lead Dems on party ID.
American Democracy Has Been Caught in the Partisan Crossfire - The Fulcrum thefulcrum.us/democracy/part…
"We are not sleepwalkers, fated for disaster. We stand fully awake. We know the status quo is unacceptable. So enough with the doom and gloom. The time demands action. Let's reimagine. Let's rebuild. Let's turn this mess around." open.substack.com/pub/leedrutman…
Wisdom on our broken health insurance system from my brilliant friend @mirandayaver... theguardian.com/wellness/2025/…
🚨New paper alert!🚨 Andrew & I are excited to share “Presidential Election Concessions.” We present a new global dataset on concessions in presidential elections in all countries worldwide from 1980 to 2024 /1
A valuable listen from my former Harvard Kennedy School professor Elaine Kamarck on the smart and constitutional way to reduce government spending/workforce and make the federal government work more effectively. Quite the contrast... npr.org/2025/02/26/nx-…
More state legislative incumbents lost in their primary than general election last year. Different type of accountability there...
There were 5,807 state legislative seats up for election on November 5, 2024, in 44 states. Across those elections, 303 incumbents lost their re-election bids: 134 in general elections and 169 in primaries.
“If you committed violence on that day, obviously you shouldn’t be pardoned.” -JD Vance Someone understands that Trump's a lame duck & he'd better distance himself from some of the boss's most repugnant actions if he wants a political future. Worked out great for Mike Pence.
Alexander Theodoridis (@AGTheodoridis) exposes the dangerous interplay of partisan hyperpolarization and elite power-seeking that's eroding our democratic norms and driving American democracy into peril. New in #FromManyWe: kettering.org/american-democ…
Big thanks to @BradRourke, @KetteringFdn, and @AGTheodoridis for a great conversation about 1/6, political violence, and democracy.
“Right now we've seen political violence undermining a lot of norms and changing behavior. And the fear is that the government will become part of that.” We explore the impact of political violence on democracy and the steps we’ve taken in the past to combat it in a new episode…
Important interview on THE STAKES for 4th anniversary of J6 w/ @Opportunity1 and @AGTheodoridis
“Right now we've seen political violence undermining a lot of norms and changing behavior. And the fear is that the government will become part of that.” We explore the impact of political violence on democracy and the steps we’ve taken in the past to combat it in a new episode…
“Right now we've seen political violence undermining a lot of norms and changing behavior. And the fear is that the government will become part of that.” We explore the impact of political violence on democracy and the steps we’ve taken in the past to combat it in a new episode…
Kettering is a proud supporter of this series -- I had the pleasure of interviewing its co-author Alan Jenkins @Opportunity1 along with UMass political scientist Alex Theodoridis @AGTheodoridis today for The Stakes (forthcoming) onesixcomicsstore.com/products/1-6-t…
Another great American Democracy Conference in the books! Great discussion and insights moving into 2025. Proud that @OwnersAlliance could sponsor. Thanks @Center4Politics @LarrySabato @AGTheodoridis
What a day! The @Center4Politics 26th annual American Democracy Conference is "in the books" w/ special thanks to @margbrennan @rickklein @ScottJenningsKY @DavidIRamadan @PaulBegala @AGTheodoridis @TaraSetmayer @posglen @MariaTCardona @C_C_Krebs @michaeletoner @kkondik…