Thania Sanchez
@thania.bsky.social
SVP of Research @StatesUnited. Passionate about democracy, fair elections, human rights, and my family. Formerly @Yale Poli Sci. Opinions my own.
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i can guarantee you the question wording will be shit
September 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
i can guarantee you the question wording will be shit
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Context for gerrymandering debate
“How responsive/congruent is state policy with state public opinion” is one of the most studied poli sci questions
Red & blue states both passed more 'extreme' policy in recent decades. Blue state policy shifts were aligned with state opinion. Red states’ weren’t
“How responsive/congruent is state policy with state public opinion” is one of the most studied poli sci questions
Red & blue states both passed more 'extreme' policy in recent decades. Blue state policy shifts were aligned with state opinion. Red states’ weren’t
August 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Context for gerrymandering debate
“How responsive/congruent is state policy with state public opinion” is one of the most studied poli sci questions
Red & blue states both passed more 'extreme' policy in recent decades. Blue state policy shifts were aligned with state opinion. Red states’ weren’t
“How responsive/congruent is state policy with state public opinion” is one of the most studied poli sci questions
Red & blue states both passed more 'extreme' policy in recent decades. Blue state policy shifts were aligned with state opinion. Red states’ weren’t
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The House Oversight Committee just subpoenaed the Epstein files from the Justice Department.
August 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The House Oversight Committee just subpoenaed the Epstein files from the Justice Department.
“So here’s the takeaway: If parties want to win elections, they have to stop telling voters the system is rigged every time they lose. Because when you chip away at people’s trust in democracy, you’re chipping away at your own turnout, too.”
A recent YouGov poll found that 41% of voters who reported casting a ballot for Kamala Harris in 2024 did not believe that Trump “legitimately won the election.”
How a New York lawsuit is helping to fan voter mistrust — on the left
A recent YouGov poll found that 41% of voters who reported casting a ballot for Kamala Harris in 2024 did not believe that Trump “legitimately won the election.”
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July 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
“So here’s the takeaway: If parties want to win elections, they have to stop telling voters the system is rigged every time they lose. Because when you chip away at people’s trust in democracy, you’re chipping away at your own turnout, too.”
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A recent YouGov poll found that 41% of voters who reported casting a ballot for Kamala Harris in 2024 did not believe that Trump “legitimately won the election.”
How a New York lawsuit is helping to fan voter mistrust — on the left
A recent YouGov poll found that 41% of voters who reported casting a ballot for Kamala Harris in 2024 did not believe that Trump “legitimately won the election.”
bit.ly
July 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM
A recent YouGov poll found that 41% of voters who reported casting a ballot for Kamala Harris in 2024 did not believe that Trump “legitimately won the election.”
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The Supreme Court is out of control. To allow the president, without any explanation, to unilaterally dismantle agencies created by an Act of Congress is to endow the president with sovereignty. There is no justification, because they haven’t given one. Our country is in big trouble.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows the Trump administration to move forward with the abolition of the Department of Education. It gives no explanation for its order. All three liberals dissent. www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
From Sotomayor's dissent:
From Sotomayor's dissent:
July 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The Supreme Court is out of control. To allow the president, without any explanation, to unilaterally dismantle agencies created by an Act of Congress is to endow the president with sovereignty. There is no justification, because they haven’t given one. Our country is in big trouble.
In October of 24, we asked Americans how confident they were in our elections. We found that Americans who trust elections are more likely to vote than those that do not.
This is why it matters that people trust elections - election denial can lower participation
statesunited.org/resources/wh...
This is why it matters that people trust elections - election denial can lower participation
statesunited.org/resources/wh...
When Americans Trust Elections, They Are More Likely To Vote - States United Democracy Center
statesunited.org
July 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
In October of 24, we asked Americans how confident they were in our elections. We found that Americans who trust elections are more likely to vote than those that do not.
This is why it matters that people trust elections - election denial can lower participation
statesunited.org/resources/wh...
This is why it matters that people trust elections - election denial can lower participation
statesunited.org/resources/wh...
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Holy shit this graph that went viral was wrong!
Corrected graph from the NYT:
Corrected graph from the NYT:
June 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Holy shit this graph that went viral was wrong!
Corrected graph from the NYT:
Corrected graph from the NYT:
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Breaking:
In a 6-3 ruling, the conservative justices just ruled that nationwide injunctions likely exceed the authority Congress has given the courts.
In doing so, the Court is narrowing nationwide injunctions that blocked Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship.
In a 6-3 ruling, the conservative justices just ruled that nationwide injunctions likely exceed the authority Congress has given the courts.
In doing so, the Court is narrowing nationwide injunctions that blocked Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship.
June 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Breaking:
In a 6-3 ruling, the conservative justices just ruled that nationwide injunctions likely exceed the authority Congress has given the courts.
In doing so, the Court is narrowing nationwide injunctions that blocked Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship.
In a 6-3 ruling, the conservative justices just ruled that nationwide injunctions likely exceed the authority Congress has given the courts.
In doing so, the Court is narrowing nationwide injunctions that blocked Trump's executive order ending birthright citizenship.
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Kristi Noem: "We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city."
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
June 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Kristi Noem: "We are not going away. We are staying here to liberate the city from the socialists and the burdensome leadership that this governor and that this mayor have placed on this country and what they have tried to insert into the city."
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
Sen. Alex Padilla is then forcibly removed!
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BREAKING
A federal judge has ordered President Trump to revert control of the National Guard back to California and Governor Newsom.
Judge Breyer said Trump’s order was illegal.
A federal judge has ordered President Trump to revert control of the National Guard back to California and Governor Newsom.
Judge Breyer said Trump’s order was illegal.
June 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
BREAKING
A federal judge has ordered President Trump to revert control of the National Guard back to California and Governor Newsom.
Judge Breyer said Trump’s order was illegal.
A federal judge has ordered President Trump to revert control of the National Guard back to California and Governor Newsom.
Judge Breyer said Trump’s order was illegal.
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Hard to imagine a more blatant and direct attack on democracy than a president threatening “consequences” if soneone supports his opponents.
Those of you who keep looking for “red lines” to know when to speak up, here’s a clear one (of many). www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/u...
Those of you who keep looking for “red lines” to know when to speak up, here’s a clear one (of many). www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/u...
Trump Says He Has No Desire to Mend His Relationship With Musk
www.nytimes.com
June 7, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Hard to imagine a more blatant and direct attack on democracy than a president threatening “consequences” if soneone supports his opponents.
Those of you who keep looking for “red lines” to know when to speak up, here’s a clear one (of many). www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/u...
Those of you who keep looking for “red lines” to know when to speak up, here’s a clear one (of many). www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/u...
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At a town hall meeting in Iowa this morning, Republican Senator Joni Ernst was asked about cuts to Medicaid and someone yelled: “people are going to die.”
Her smirky response: "WELL, we're ALL going to die."
The same people who believed Democrats were creating death panels are supporting this...
Her smirky response: "WELL, we're ALL going to die."
The same people who believed Democrats were creating death panels are supporting this...
May 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
At a town hall meeting in Iowa this morning, Republican Senator Joni Ernst was asked about cuts to Medicaid and someone yelled: “people are going to die.”
Her smirky response: "WELL, we're ALL going to die."
The same people who believed Democrats were creating death panels are supporting this...
Her smirky response: "WELL, we're ALL going to die."
The same people who believed Democrats were creating death panels are supporting this...
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Seeing folks on the other site claim that Alien Enemy Act removals are not reviewable by courts.
The statute explicitly requires "a full examination and hearing," and there are literally *dozens* of reported cases from the War of 1812, World War I, and World War II:
law.lclark.edu/live/files/9...
The statute explicitly requires "a full examination and hearing," and there are literally *dozens* of reported cases from the War of 1812, World War I, and World War II:
law.lclark.edu/live/files/9...
law.lclark.edu
March 18, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Seeing folks on the other site claim that Alien Enemy Act removals are not reviewable by courts.
The statute explicitly requires "a full examination and hearing," and there are literally *dozens* of reported cases from the War of 1812, World War I, and World War II:
law.lclark.edu/live/files/9...
The statute explicitly requires "a full examination and hearing," and there are literally *dozens* of reported cases from the War of 1812, World War I, and World War II:
law.lclark.edu/live/files/9...
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A new project to track polls: The NYT will build off the work of the recently shuttered 538, trying to ensure that this resource, which is a foundational tool for many journalists and researchers, remains updated long-term.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/p...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/p...
March 17, 2025 at 8:46 PM
A new project to track polls: The NYT will build off the work of the recently shuttered 538, trying to ensure that this resource, which is a foundational tool for many journalists and researchers, remains updated long-term.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/p...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/p...
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🚨BREAKING: 200+ former NC justices, judges, and current attorneys call on losing NC Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin to end his baseless lawsuit to overturn the 2024 election - bit.ly/4kYQ47B
200 former NC justices, judges, and current attorneys call on losing NC Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin to end his baseless lawsuit to overturn the 2024 election
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March 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
🚨BREAKING: 200+ former NC justices, judges, and current attorneys call on losing NC Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin to end his baseless lawsuit to overturn the 2024 election - bit.ly/4kYQ47B
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🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
March 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
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ATTN DEMS: this is the way
I will not vote to weaken my power to fight for WA state.
I will not vote to turn YOUR taxpayer dollars into Trump & Elon's personal slush funds.
I will vote NO. We should pass my short term CR, avoid a shutdown, and do our jobs.
I will not vote to turn YOUR taxpayer dollars into Trump & Elon's personal slush funds.
I will vote NO. We should pass my short term CR, avoid a shutdown, and do our jobs.
March 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
ATTN DEMS: this is the way
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MSNBC: A federal civil service board has ruled that Trump's firing of over 5,000 probationary employees at the Department of Agriculture may have been unlawful — and the workers should be reinstated for at least the next 45 days.
March 5, 2025 at 11:45 PM
MSNBC: A federal civil service board has ruled that Trump's firing of over 5,000 probationary employees at the Department of Agriculture may have been unlawful — and the workers should be reinstated for at least the next 45 days.
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What was most shocking about yesterday's WH meeting was not that Trump was an unhinged thug or that Vance was a weasel. It was that Trump and Vance were embracing the Putin line, spreading Putin's lies, seeking to advance Russia's national interests and hurt ours from beginning to end.
March 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
What was most shocking about yesterday's WH meeting was not that Trump was an unhinged thug or that Vance was a weasel. It was that Trump and Vance were embracing the Putin line, spreading Putin's lies, seeking to advance Russia's national interests and hurt ours from beginning to end.
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Liz Cheney condemns Trump and Vance:
"Donald Trump and JD Vance attacked Zelenskyy and pressured him to surrender the freedom of his people to the KGB war criminal who invaded Ukraine. History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
"Donald Trump and JD Vance attacked Zelenskyy and pressured him to surrender the freedom of his people to the KGB war criminal who invaded Ukraine. History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
March 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Liz Cheney condemns Trump and Vance:
"Donald Trump and JD Vance attacked Zelenskyy and pressured him to surrender the freedom of his people to the KGB war criminal who invaded Ukraine. History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
"Donald Trump and JD Vance attacked Zelenskyy and pressured him to surrender the freedom of his people to the KGB war criminal who invaded Ukraine. History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."
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The White House asserted today that it would control who gets to cover the president in the White House and via the White House pool for the first time in our history - providing an authoritarian-style mechanism to shape coverage and retaliate against disfavored outlets. Right out of the textbooks.
February 26, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The White House asserted today that it would control who gets to cover the president in the White House and via the White House pool for the first time in our history - providing an authoritarian-style mechanism to shape coverage and retaliate against disfavored outlets. Right out of the textbooks.
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Why did Hegseth just fire every top military branch lawyer? What did they refuse to sign off on?
A Pulitzer awaits the reporters and outlet who can tell the public.
A Pulitzer awaits the reporters and outlet who can tell the public.
February 22, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Why did Hegseth just fire every top military branch lawyer? What did they refuse to sign off on?
A Pulitzer awaits the reporters and outlet who can tell the public.
A Pulitzer awaits the reporters and outlet who can tell the public.
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Good lord! Open threats to sitting governors while at the podium. fun new level unlocked. 🔓
February 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Good lord! Open threats to sitting governors while at the podium. fun new level unlocked. 🔓
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TRUMP (lying): We just had the highest poll numbers I've ever had. Ever. And actually a record for a Republican.
REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS 👏👏👏👏
REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS 👏👏👏👏
February 21, 2025 at 6:08 PM
TRUMP (lying): We just had the highest poll numbers I've ever had. Ever. And actually a record for a Republican.
REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS 👏👏👏👏
REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS 👏👏👏👏