Politically, Biden’s withdrawal and Harris’ presumptive rise to become the democratic nominee for president are the first significant curve balls to the Trump juggernaut that has been building momentum for months. Now the race for the presidency has truly begun. #JoeBiden

Alas, our recent survey shows 7% of Americans support the use of force to restore Trump to presidency and 10% support violence to prevent it. The next few months could be a tinderbox like US has not seen since the 1960s.  #TrumpAssassinationAttempt #PoliticalViolence #JoeBiden

At Monday’s Congressional hearing on the Trump assassination attempt, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi used our CPOST research to call on all House members to condemn political violence in America Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi #PoliticalViolence #TrumpAssassinationAttempt : youtube.com/watch?v=4_5L5X…

Congress is considering an important resolution based on CPOST research Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi #trumpAssassinationAttempt #PoliticalViolence : latimes.com/opinion/story/…

CNN is running my segment on political violence and the Trump assassination attempt, tonight at 8pm eastern time.  #TrumpAssassinationAttempt #PoliticalViolence #2024Election Here's the trailer:   youtube.com/watch?v=v5LzIj…

CNN Anderson Cooper The Whole Story has commentary and new data on support for political violence in America, esp in the first 12 min #TrumpAssassinationAttempt #Political Violence #2024Election: cnn.com/videos/title-2…

See my commentary on Hamas’ resurgence on CNN Jake Tapper today at the 4pm ET hour #Gaza #MiddleEast Builds on my Foreign Affairs article: foreignaffairs.com/israel/middle-…

CNN highlights my data, “Netanyahu says ‘victory’ over Hamas is in sight. The data tells a different story" #Gaza #MiddleEast:  cnn.com/interactive/20…

Ukraine’s Kursk offensive is a brilliant example of Sam Huntington’s brilliant strategy of “conventional retaliation” #Ukraine, #Russia, #Putin, #KurskConflict Read about the strategy: jstor.org/stable/2538699 Russia should cut a deal now

Hamas conducted its 1st suicide attack since IDF occupation of Gaza, bomber from Nablus. The strategic logic appears to confront Tel Aviv with multi-pronged attacks with Hezbollah and Iran, terrifying so many will flee. #Gaza #Occupation #Israel #cnn themedialine.org/headlines/hama…

As our CPOST surveys and J6 analyses have found for years, Trump’s support is not just White Rural Rage and this empirically unsubstantiated narrative significantly under-rates the dangers to democracy #democracy #Trump # Freedom #donaldtrump #politics: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

As threats to election officials rise against both parties, Chicago's Sheriff Tom Dart and the Illinois Sheriff’s Association are publicly condemning political violence. Just as incendiary rhetoric is a trigger, calming rhetoric can reduce the risks. chicagotribune.com/2024/09/10/opi…

I am honored to speak this coming Monday at Duke's major conference on How to Discuss, Engage in the Wake of Oct 7. Here's the program: provost.duke.edu/2024-provosts-…

Watch our big lecture series on the 2024 election that will define America for generations. Starts Sept 19 with the Era of Violent Populism. All from Asia, Europe and US can join the Zoom. Here is the link for Sept 19: uchicago.hk/event/era-viol…

Join five of UChicago’s leading political science faculty for four unique events hosted by the UChicago Hong Kong campus this fall about the 2024 election, starting Sept 19. All from Asia, Europe and US can join the Zooms. Here is the program: uchicago.hk/events/us-pres…

Here’s a lengthy interview on my path to becoming a professor and why I am now studying Violent Populism in America. The podcast kicks off our big lecture series starting Sept 19 with 5 of UChicago’s leading faculty on the 2024 election: youtube.com/playlist?list=…

In the Wall Street Journal, “These two radical minorities can spiral,” Robert Pape said. “They can feed off of each other, and the numbers can grow.” wsj.com/politics/elect…

Foreign Affairs just published my big piece explaining why the upcoming election is not only the most consequential in our lifetimes, but also the most dangerous. Pay wall free: foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

Join us on Thur, October 3, at 7:30 am CDT to find out how a win for #Harris or #Trump will impact global #geopolitics and #economics. Register now: bit.ly/4dm8El7 #UChicagoHK #USPresidentialElection #InternationalRelations #GlobalEconomy

See how a win for #Harris or #Trump and #US PresidentialElection will impact domestic #USpolitics and #political violence. Read my new Foreign Affairs piece here: foreignaffairs.com/united-states/… #elections #politics #usa #maga #president #democracy