Interested in using the @ps_polisci special issue "Forecasting the 2026 Midterms" in your class? We have new teaching material posted on APSA Educate. educate.apsanet.org/resource… Thanks to @apsa APSA Educate for getting it posted for us so quickly!
Could not be more grateful to @ecalvo68 for this review of Incumbency Bias in RLOP. Love how he puts it: bias, positive or negative, is not a pathology but what accountability produces when expectations outrun capacity.
Review: revistas.usal.es/cuatro/inde…
Book: cambridge.org/core/books/inc…
Defection from authoritarian allies is crucial to stop autocratization or transition back to democracy. In this JoD (free for anyone), I show some successful examples on how can oppositions support and foster loyalty shifts.
📢CALL FOR PAPERS: Special Issue
LATIN AMERICAN PUBLIC OPINION TOWARDS THE UNITED STATES: Patterns, Determinants & Consequences
CO-EDITORS
Orlando J. Pérez @Perez1oj
Dinorah Azpuru
Gerardo Maldonado @yogerardomh
Federico Merke
Proposal deadline 1 Dec 2026 rlop.usal.es/index.php/2026/…
📢CALL FOR PAPERS: Special Issue
LATIN AMERICAN PUBLIC OPINION TOWARDS THE UNITED STATES: Patterns, Determinants & Consequences
CO-EDITORS
Orlando J. Pérez @Perez1oj
Dinorah Azpuru
Gerardo Maldonado @yogerardomh
Federico Merke
Proposal deadline 1 Dec 2026 rlop.usal.es/index.php/2026/…
Very excited to see this important Special Issue come together and to have contributed to it. Thx to the co-editors @htchen_@uatiff@SebaValenz for their work as support!
Are Americans more identified as Liberal or Consevative these days? The answer matters for the midterms.
50 yrs of data show thermostatic dynamics @CBWlezien-conservative ID goes us when policy moves too liberal & vice versa.
Check it out & subscribe! pollitik.substack.com/p/ideo…
@Pollitik_Lab
The race for Georgia governor just got a projection. 823 votes decided Keisha Lance Bottoms' 2017 runoff. Could 2026 come down to just as few? Check out our new forcast:
pollitik.substack.com/p/fund…#gapol
Who'll be Florida's next governor? A view from the fundamentals suggests a tighter race than you might suspect...subscribe to our Substack for free access or see link in comments
Florida isn't my specialty, but I took a look. Based on the math, I projected that @RepDonaldsPress will take the Florida governorship with 48.3% of the vote.
This ended up being a fun yet challenging project to work on as part of my Grad program.
Who'll be Florida's next governor? A view from the fundamentals suggests a tighter race than you might suspect...subscribe to our Substack for free access or see link in comments
Who will be Georgia's next governor? The answer may surprise you....In our latest Substack we compare 2 fundamentals forecasts with prediction market vibes. Follow Pollitik there & see link in 1st comment.