daniel a. smith
@electionsmith
political science professor; state politics scholar (direct democracy, voting, elections); cynic, skeptic, & part-time africanist; personal musings
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Mom! Chair, Harris for President. Campaign Manager, Biden-Harris 2020. Forever @JoeBiden. Proud alum @barackobama @thedemocrats @tuftssoftball. Go Team Field!!
The Alligator
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Bringing UF and Gainesville the latest since 1906. @TheFloridaAve @alligatorSports @ElCaimanGNV
Gary Fineout
@fineout
Reporter with POLITICO covering Florida who also tweets and functions in an evolving multimedia world.
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News and entertainment information leader focused on communities in and around Alachua County.
Michael Li 李之樸
@mcpli
Redistricting & voting counsel at @brennancenter at @NYUlaw. Opinions mine. Usual caveats about retweets. From TX, so lots of tweets about the Lone Star State.
Ryan Wiggins 🏴☠️
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Chief of Staff for the incredible team at @projectlincoln . Unapologetically loud. Mom, wife, smartass. Ally. Exhausted moderate southerner. On 🧵same handle.
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I’ll tumble 4 ya
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Investigative reporter covering corporate influence in Florida. Publisher of Seeking Rents. [email protected].
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Husband to Michelle, Father to Ella. Publisher of @Fla_Pol, FloridaPolitics.com, INFLUENCE Mag, etc.
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@jdbk
Associate Professor @Harvard @Kennedy_School. Urban and local politics + policy; cyclist; 🏳️🌈; he/him. RTs ≠ endorsements
Steve Schale
@steveschale
#FloridaMan Political Hack 4x POTUS vet ('08/'12/'20/‘24). Passions: @acypl @driveftf @EpilepsyAFLA. Long suffering Jaguars fan. #DUUUVAL
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News Director @TDOnline, @USATODAY Network-Florida. @DrexelKlineLaw alum, inactive PA Bar. NJ native.
Merritt McAlister
@merrittm
Interim Dean and Levin, Mabie & Levin Professor of Law @UFLaw; teaches and studies federal courts, civ pro, con law, and judicial process and decisionmaking
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@scott_maxwell
Orlando Sentinel columnist. Father. Husband. Tar Heel. Runner. Card player. Bourbon drinker. BS detector.
Ana Goñi-Lessan
@goni_lessan
State watchdog reporter for @USATODAY - Florida!!! Past: @HoustonChron, @WBUR, @UH_DSAES. @COMatBU, @UF alumna. Forever H-Town vicious but back home in the 850.
Joe Gruters
@joegruters
Florida State Senator #22, @GOP Treasurer, @FloridaGOP NCM, Past Chair, 2016 & 2020 FL DJT Chair, 5X Trump Endorsed, 3X Electoral College Member, JOEGRUTERS.com
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Editor-in-Chief of Mother Jones. ASME board. Mom. Upzoning, street tree, and rescue dog enthusiast. Mostly on the vastly superior Bluesky now.
Rick Hasen
@rickhasen
Professor @UCLA_Law; Director, Safeguarding Democracy Project SafeguardingDemocracyProject.org @rickhasen.bsky.social Election Law Blogger
Charles Stewart III
@cstewartiii
Kenan Sahin Distinguished Prof. of Poli Sci, MIT; Director, @MITElectionLab; Co-Director, @CaltechMITVTP; Co-Director, @HealthyElex
Pat McCollough
@mccollo
Retired Marine Sergeant Major, Educator, Minister, Community Organizer, Graphic Designer, photographer
State Rep. Angie Nixon
@angienixon
FL State Rep, Dist. 13 | Mom of @MoxieGirlComics & Founder of moxiemcgriff.com | Community Organizer | Political Junkie | @UF Gator Grad | personal page
G Elliott Morris
@gelliottmorris
data-driven journalist. author of the book & Substack STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: bit.ly/3OWqEqR. formerly @abc/538, @theeconomist. proud community gardener
Matt Dixon
@mdixon55
National politics reporter, @NBCNews. Wrote a book about the relationship that changed modern politics for @LittleBrown. Order in attached link. #GoPackGo
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@harrisonjaime
Proud husband, father & American. Son of a single mom. Former Chair of @TheDemocrats & @SCDP. @Marvel, @Lakers, Costco, & @WWE fan.
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Love God, Limit Government. Communications Director for @GovRonDeSantis. Personal account.
Andrew Pantazi
@apantazi
Calvin's & Ari’s dad | #T1D
American Association of University Professors
@aaup
Follow us on Bluesky: aaup.bsky.social We champion #academicfreedom, advance shared governance, organize all faculty to promote education for the common good.
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@stefcutter
Partner at @precisionstrat. Fmr Deputy Campaign Manager for Obama 2012, Red Sox & Bruce Springsteen fan, proud Kennedy alum and, best of all, mom of Declan.
EPSA
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European Political Science Association, founded in 2010.
Isaac Arnsdorf
@iarnsdorf
@washingtonpost senior White House reporter. Author of FINISH WHAT WE STARTED (@littlebrown, April 2024), Co-author of 2024 (@penguinpress, July 2025)
Marc Caputo
@marcacaputo
Trump White House reporter @axios. Florida Man.
Jeff Lazarus
@jlazarus001
Political Scientist researching Congress and elections. David Simon called me “fucknuts.” He/him.
Donna Deegan
@donnadeegan
Jacksonville Mayor. Award-winning journalist. Philanthropist. Author. Marathoner. Wife to the Weatherman. Mom. Change agent. @MayorDeegan for official updates.
Wilton Simpson
@wiltonsimpson
Husband, father, grandfather, farmer, business owner, Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner. A little bit of common sense goes a long way.
Anna J Kaiser
@annajkaiser
Florida correspondent for Bloomberg @business. Previously @MiamiHerald, freelancer based in Brazil.
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@kathleen4swfl
Welcome to Senator Kathleen Passidomo's Twitter! Kathleen was elected to the FL Senate in November 2016 after serving in the FL House since 2010.
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@frazierben
Journalist, Community organizer, Activist, Motivational Speaker, Inshore Charter boat Captain and Outdoorsman. #northsidecoalitionofjacksonville
ron cunningham
@ronrondarts2008
A one-time ink-stained wretch turned trained observer of the human condition.
Aaron Scherb
@aaronscherb
Senior Director of Leg Affairs @CommonCause. $-in-politics, voting, redistricting, ethics, disclosure. Former Hill staffer. @haverfordedu @JohnsHopkins alum
Max Steele
@maxasteele
Senior Director of Communications @Everytown. Lapsed Florida Man.
Michael McDonald
@electproject
Professor at the University of Florida who specializes in American elections.
Gwen Graham
@gwengraham
Mom. Wife. Animal lover. Public education advocate. Former member of Congress. Former Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Education. Personal Account.
Sally Everett 🇺🇦🌻
@everett_sally
Retired lobbyist. Now I can say what I really think.
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@msjamshidi
Legal scholar. Write on Nat Sec, Intl Law & Arab World. Non-Resident Fellow Quincy Institute. Author, Future of the Arab Spring.
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@mahoneysthename
Reporter @TB_Times covering energy, climate & power (literal + figurative) in Florida ⚡️ [email protected]. DM for Signal/cell. Arizonan/@Cronkite_ASU alum.
Matt Grossmann
@mattgrossmann
Michigan State political scientist & @ippsr Director; @hookedlansing Co-owner; Pod: @niskanencenter Science of Politics; New book: Polarized by Degrees
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@lisascottbcd
Prof & PI of @bcdlab, infant brain development, vision, attention, perception. “I’m going to do my best swan dive in the shark infested water.” opinions ≠UF/FL
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@natemonroetu
Executive editor @TheJaxTrib. Ex-Florida columnist, @USAToday Network. @jaxdotcom alum. Son of a Cajun. LSU.
Congressman Randy Fine
@voterandyfine
Congressman for Florida’s 6th Congressional District. Husband & father of two boys. Jewish & proud. Zionist. Speak for myself; not the State of FL.
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@tacachale
Writer. Raised by the ocean; working for the City. Council liaison for @CityofJax & @MayorDeegan. Co-owner @TheJaxsonMag & @EdibleNEFlorida. Tweets are mine.
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@leaderbookfl
Advocate | Educator | Mom | @flsenatedems Senate Democratic Leader 2021-24 | Learn more: LaurenBook.com
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@swalker_7
award-winning education reporter @orlandosentinel | basketball and pokémon enjoyer | past: @heraldtribune, eic @TheAlligator | UF alum | he/him
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@yimenglipolisci
Postdoc at @floridastate. @Caltech PhD. @LSEEcon MSc. Elections and Political Methodology. Big soccer fan. Academic (and occasionally sports and food) Twitter.
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@simoneleeper
Legal Counsel @campaignlegal. Host of Webby Award-winning Democracy Decoded podcast. Proud cat mom. Over-lover and killer of plants. she/her
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@newsgainesville
Your local, independent news source for Gainesville & surrounding area. Get latest headlines delivered to your inbox: bit.ly/mdnnewsletter
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@ec_leininger
Neuro Prof @StMarysMD; undergrad @Swarthmore PhD @Columbia; Threads (metallicfrog) Bluesky ([email protected]) tweets my own. she/her
Election Law Journal
@electionlawjrnl
Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy (ELJ) provides global, interdisciplinary coverage of election law, policy, and administration.
Because Miami
@becausemiami
Podcast hosted by @BillyCorben and @LebatardShow. New episodes Friday. Got tips? Slide into DMs or email [email protected]
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@mappingfl
Florida Data and Redistricting Guy (He/Him). Lefty Lutheran. Politics, religion, and wrestling. Sign up for my substack! This election is going to kill me
Kit Maher
@kitmahercnn
White House Beat Reporter @CNN | former 2024 political embed
Split Ticket
@splitticket_
Political analysis at your fingertips. By @lxeagle17, @HWLavelleMaps, @Thorongil16, @politicsmaps, @maxtmcc | 🎤 ✉️ [email protected]
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Sr. Director Appellate Litigation & Strategy @campaignlegal.
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uf | previously @thealligator
Garrett Shanley
@garrettshanley
university editor for @thealligator | stubbornly snoopy | past: @chronicle | words in @miamiherald @tb_times @sunsentinel | on Signal @ garrettshanley.31
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Tracking Ron Desantis's Jet / Florida State Gov't Jet (N943FL) Using public ADS-B Data by @Jxck_Sweeney Delayed by 24 hours to comply with Twitter Rules
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Asst. Prof., @SeoulNatlUni. @Caltech PhD, formerly at @AmericanU and Sogang. Election (admin)/money in politics/css + methods. Here to advertise events at SNU.
Daniel Perez
@daniel_perezfl
Dad to Camila Lucia - Matias Daniel - Paulina Andrea, Husband to Stephanie, Lawyer, Concerned Citizen and Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives.