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It’s nice to hear from the government

Looks like it’s time to write the next entry, have to wait for Senedd to return first …

🚨Can the personal vote "travel across districts" in an OLPR electoral system and with what results? David Arter and I find out in this new article 👇journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/02…

I think Tim Walz is the kind of guy who, when you’re visiting with him, says, “hey, sport, I washed your car and checked the oil already - what route you taking home, by the way?” #TimWalz #HarrisWalz2024

So we’re calling him Coach Walz for the campaign? …okay.

Damn proud to be an American.

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I know it’s a silly political attack, but just hearing Trump talked about “communist price controls”, I’m looking at my library shelf about the last president to pass price controls and … … not exactly a communist.

Glad to see former President Bartlet out there …

Dug up my 2008 scrapbook to reminisce about being a Clinton delegate (NC) in Denver. And now the 2024 convention begins tonight #DemocraticConvention

Let’s do it NC!

After watching the DNC and various Dem (male) governors campaigning - I’m declaring the death of the dress shoe. If Gov Shapiro can walk around in those shoes, so can I.

I don’t know if it’s because I’m an “outsider” or studying Scotland but the amount of articles (both media & research) I read about “the U.K.” that then proceed to only discuss England is notable. Surely this 🇺🇸 shouldn’t be the one trying to explain the correction needed.

It’ll be interesting. After how much they fought to get RFK ON the ballot…

New: The North Carolina State Board of Elections votes 3-2 that RFK Jr. will stay on the ballot despite ending his presidential bid and asking to be taken off of the ballot. The board said because so many ballots have already been printed it would be too difficult logistically

To relax (…yes, I know…) I figured I’d do a weekly write up on the US vice presidents, three at a time, from Adams to Harris. pgilfus.substack.com/p/the-veep-chr…

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I’ll always be a big believer that academic footnotes is where one can put in all the jokes (or mini-rants). Also means they can easily edited out (by the kill joys…) #phd #phdchat #phdlife