Vance gets a softball down the middle and charges the mound x.com/samueljrob/sta…

So, about that course prep I was gonna start on Monday. Let's go!

Trump is holding a presser today, we interviewed him last week and Vance yesterday and Vance is taking open press questions. Time’s just about up on Harris to avoid this becoming a thing.

Pro-Harris advertising is much more effective than anti-Trump advertising. The best ads are normal Democratic issue ads: slowboring.com/p/whats-better…

Great read on the VP as "attack dog", w/ analysis from *the* expert on this topic, Chuck Holden. theatlantic.com/newsletters/ar…

Does it matter if JD Vance is “ready on day one” to be VP? New op-ed by Robert Alexander, David B. Cohen, & me, in today’s Ohio Capital Journal.

6/ In short, by the time Harris's run of good news cycles comes to and end, she will have had a full month to define herself, and voting will be just about to get underway. It will be hard for Trump to undermine the impression that Harris builds with voters in time.

What a nice touch ⁦Political Behavior⁩. First time I’ve gotten something like this for peer review. Little things count!

My piece w/ Kyle C. Kopko in Good Authority today, on the Vance & Walz VP picks.

This looks incredible. Can’t wait to read it.

My latest thoughts on all things VP—w/ the incomparable ⁦Robert Alexander⁩ on ⁦91.7 WVXU⁩’s Cincinnati Edition. wvxu.org/show/cincinnat…

I'm very excited to teach Campaigns and Elections this fall. I've posted my syllabus if anyone is still making last minute plans. sites.google.com/view/leehannah… I'm always happy to share additional resources too. #PLS4030

Who’s the DNC special guest? My money is on Plaid Shirt Guy. You may have forgotten him, America, but he hasn’t forgotten you.

Week #4 of Election Season with UPK! Check out the recent interview with author Christopher Devine on the impact of running mates here: kansaspress.ku.edu/blog/2024/08/2…. Pick up Do Running Mates Matter? by Christopher Devine and Kyle C. Kopko & get 50% off with code 24SUMMER2024: kansaspress.ku.edu/9780700629701/…

Pre-ordered my copy of Chris Cooper's "Anatomy of a Purple State," w/ 30% discount code (01SOCIAL30). What are you waiting for? It's election season! uncpress.org/book/978146968…

Excited to announce my latest article: "The (vice) presidential pivot? Examining Kamala Harris's messaging before and after the 2022 midterms." doi.org/10.1111/psq.12…

Excited for the #APSA2024 author-critics event today for my book on the 2020 Joe Biden & Kamala Harris presidential transition—2:00-3:30 in Marriott Franklin 10–read an excerpt of the book Rolling Stone magazine rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

Last week, ⁦UD Political Science⁩ lost the greatest teacher and colleague we could ever hope to know. Jaro Bilocerkowycz was a legend. He was my dear friend and (office) neighbor. We will be grieving his loss for a long, long time to come. tributearchive.com/obituaries/330…

#Battleground now available! Daron R. Shaw Scott Althaus nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…