Why did I assign these students an annotated bibliography and now I am over here in the citations guide trying to figure out it they cited all this stuff properly. Trying to correct them is taking forever. Send Cake.

📝Take a look at these new & revisited policy briefs that provide valuable insights into the #2024Election! Andrea Benjamin, Ph.D., @btblankenship, Robert G. Boatright, Monica A. Bustinza, Ph.D., Amanda D. Clark, Zoltan Hajnal, @jilli_jung, Maithreyi Gopalan (still on a digital detox!) & Michael Peshkin. scholars.org/ssn-briefs-202…

I am happy to share my The Conversation U.S. piece with Katy Schumaker on the relationship between restrictive voting laws post-2020 and 2022 turnout levels. Spoiler: Rep and southern states suffered the most. In OK Ind voters were mainly affected. VOTE, Y'ALL! theconversation.com/most-republica…

I'll be in Little Rock, Arkansas on December 11 to break down the election results with The Pulaski Institution Join us! If you're interested, Alan Elrod (now: @aselrod.bsky.social on BlueSky) has the deets - about several great events this election season! #Democracy #PutsTheHeartInHeartland #ComeOneComeYall

I am happy to share Pandora Dewan of Newsweek's reporting on my work w. Katy Schumaker: How states make it harder for voters to vote in the US - based on our analysis in The Conversation U.S.. It was a fun chat - about a less fun topic #VotingShouldBeEasy #VOTE newsweek.com/united-states-…

Nadia Brown, Chris Clark, Anna Mahoney, @pcpeay and I have a new piece at Good Authority about trends in Black partisanship and the narratives specifically about Black men & the GOP this election cycle. goodauthority.org/news/black-vot…

Today was the fourth and final day of in-person absentee voting (aka early voting). Over four days, more than 292,000 early voted, a new Oklahoma record! Here is a link to county-by-county early voting stats. oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok…

"Women are feeling these realities on the ground, particularly young women" says Carrie N. Baker (Smith College) on #Trump's stance on #AbortionRights pushing women toward #KamalaHarris. Martha McHardy, Newsweek: buff.ly/40iSKF6

NEW RESULTS from Wave 3 of the Black Voter Project survey (Oct 19-29) now available! In collaboration w/Black insights research it’s the ONLY nationally representative longitudinal study of Black Americans. I’ll also 🧵 any analysis of the results that I post here. blackvoterproject.com/2024-national-…

It was fun! It was also a test of my math skills. Ha!

It’s Election Day! 🗳️ #IVoted

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Tomorrow!

I am excited to share a new pub in Public Integrity ASPA w Alisa Hicklin Fryar + other OU Political Science peeps! We find partisan and sectoral (priv v public) effects on Americans' approval of #HigherEducation institutions dipping a toe into politics. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Here’s a good news story coming out of Oklahoma. Thank you Secretary Everest for supporting restorative justice initiatives. “Incarcerated Oklahomans deserve opportunities. Higher education is lifechanging” | Opinion oklahoman.com/story/opinion/…

Oklahoma SSN leaders Andrea Benjamin, Ph.D. & Dr. Emily are connecting scholars with local political conversations. Through Advocacy Day & mayoral debates, they’re ensuring research informs public discourse—both on & off campus. Learn more in this Q&A: scholars.org/features/chapt…

Job alert - Open Rank American Politics at USC. Please apply. Review of applications will not begin until some time after March 24. Apply here: usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-angele…

I loved this interview. Is this a formal endorsement, Mero?

My new article with Jessica Trounstine shows hundreds of city governments had organized employees by the 1930s-1950s. Despite different legal contexts before 1960, the timing & location of early public-sector organization had more in common with private-sector organization than is often

OU students: I am teaching this in the fall! Share with your friends!