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eric gonzalez juenke

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Personal account. I study and teach racial and ethnic politics for work. Re-posting election twitter stuff. https://goodauthority.org/people/eric-gonzalez-juenke/ The Presidency and Immigration Policy: Rhetoric and Reality https://bit.ly/4cZUG9A

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eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · Apr 25

Why do our legislatures look like they do? I wrote about a surprising answer that came about with new data. goodauthority.org/news/its-202...

It’s 2025. Why doesn’t Congress reflect America’s population?

Solving a data problem changed how we think about representation.

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eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · 1h

Let's hope it's contagious. www.axios.com/2025/10/07/n...

No more "owning the libs": Ramaswamy pushes sharp break for GOP

Ohio gubernatorial candidate sees "fork in the road" for conservatives and wants Republicans to be less confrontational.

www.axios.com

eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · 3h

Skeptical about this. Good for students though! yourmist.streamlit.app

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John Garrison Marks @johngmarks.com · 3h

I’m very pleased to see @theatlantic.com pursuing this Unfinished Revolution project, not just in the latest issue but over the next 9 months. www.theatlantic.com/category/unf...

The Unfinished Revolution - The Atlantic

"The Unfinished Revolution" examines the founding of the United States and brings the nation's history to bear on its present—and its future. New chapters will be published over the following week, an...

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eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · 3h

Light at the end of the tunnel. These folks see Vance as their main opponent. www.axios.com/2025/10/07/n...

No more "owning the libs": Ramaswamy pushes sharp break for GOP

Ohio gubernatorial candidate sees "fork in the road" for conservatives and wants Republicans to be less confrontational.

www.axios.com

eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · 3h

Trump meme post? “Haven’t seen it.”

Trump speech? “Didn’t hear it.”

Miller post? “I’m too busy for social media.”

Bad Bunny?

variety.com/2025/music/n...

House Speaker Johnson Calls Bad Bunny at Super Bowl ‘a Terrible Decision,’ Says It Should’ve Been Someone With ‘a Broader Audience’ — Like Lee Greenwood

House Speaker Mike Johnson says it is 'a terrible decision' to book Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl, saying Lee Greenwood would have been a better pick.

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E.J. Fagan @ejfagan.com · 1d

The gap is very stable over time though. In fact, really stable between left-right parties across countries.

It's a big reason why I believe spatial models are a bit oversold. It matters more which issues are salient, often outside of a party's control.

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eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · 1d

Silver lining is that this is how the GOP takes the party back from Trump. “They were never a true conservative” is typically how the GOP moves on to the next one. Cruz has the ego to sell it. We will see if there are enough trad. conservatives left to buy it.

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 2d

Ted Cruz is laying the groundwork for a presidential run.
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/politics/...

Ted Cruz lays groundwork for presidential run

Republican senator could position himself as small-government, traditional conservative to take on populist wing of the party

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Alexia Katsanidou @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social · 1d

Great paper on the state of political science osf.io/preprints/os... by @guygrossman.bsky.social et. al. We have become more diverse, more quantitative, and more collaborative.

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eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · 1d

This stuff doesn’t last forever. These fevers can pass. Political gravity exists. www.kosu.org/politics/202...

Oklahoma AG requests investigation of education department, 1 day after Walters resigns

The day after Ryan Walters officially resigned as Oklahoma’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, another state official is calling for a post-mortem on his spending at the State Department of Educat...

www.kosu.org

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Lindsey Cormack @dcinbox.bsky.social · 1d

Congressional Democrats have moved on from the "chaos" frame in official e-newsletters

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Ángel Saavedra @polpsychangel.bsky.social · 1d

APSA Grants for Indigenous Politics Research.

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Advancing Research Grants- Indigenous Politics - American Political Science Association (APSA)

APSA Advancing Research Grants for Indigenous Politics Applications for the Diversity and Inclusion Advancing Research Grant – Indigenous

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Nathan Kalmoe (he/him) @nathankalmoe.bsky.social · 1d

What all the cool kids are reading:

Cover of Azari’s Backlash Presidents book

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eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · 1d

These guys are making a strong case against central planning. Conservative performance art.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Hassett: "China has stopped buying US soybeans. The silos are full and there are soybeans sitting on the ground w/tarps over them. That's unacceptable to POTUS. We're calling up our soybean customers around the world as part of our trade negotiations & we'll strong policies to support our farmers"

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John Sides @johnsides.bsky.social · 1d

Much more data from @tesler.bsky.social @goodauth.bsky.social. Tells us something about the backlash to DOGE and the OBBB, I think. And buttresses Democrats' stance on extending ACA subsidies.

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https://goodauthority.org/news/americans-are-in-an-unusually-liberal-fiscal-policy-mood-shutdown/

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John Sides @johnsides.bsky.social · 1d

Under Biden, there was no thermostatic shift in public opinion about the size of government. The public stayed relatively liberal. Take attitudes toward the government's role in health care:

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eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · 1d

"He is the worst person in the world but he gleefully hates the same people I hate." Made it into my intro slides. Negative partisanship is a helluva drug.

Jerry Jones flipping off a Jets fan during the Cowboys game.

eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · 1d

We live in interesting times. Can’t tell if this is Georgia tea leaves, higher aspirations, intra-party drama, maverick branding, or all of the above, but it’s something to see.

Hi this is your daily reminder that insurance has become UNAFFORDABLE for most Americans.

Health, Auto, and Home.

I wish my party would make this a priority.

eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · 1d

Think we will get the “bad medication” interaction excuse.

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eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · 1d

A lot going on. This is what most sports fans are talking about today. Wild wild story. Sanchez was likely more than drunk. sports.yahoo.com/nfl/breaking...

Security footage reportedly shows Mark Sanchez following 69-year-old truck driver before stabbing: ‘This guy is trying to kill me'

Sanchez allegedly smelled of alcohol and slurred his speech as he confronted a 69-year-old truck driver.

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eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · 2d

One of the best ways to stay connected with family and friends who are politically… ah, distant, is the football pickem pool. Touch grass together. Joke around. Be normal. Sundays can be fundays.

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John Gramlich @johngramlich.bsky.social · 2d

So far at least, Americans are lukewarm about AI summaries in search results. Relatively few who have seen them think they're extremely or very useful (20%) or have a lot of trust in the information they get from them (6%). New data from @pewresearch.org: www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Bar chart showing that 20% of Americans who have seen AI summaries in search results believe these summaries are extremely or very useful. Far more (52%) see them as somewhat useful, while 28% see them as not too or not at all useful. The chart is based on an August 2025 Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults.

Bar chart showing that 6% of Americans who have seen AI summaries in search results have a lot of trust in the information they get from these summaries. Another 48% have some trust in this information, while 34% have not too much trust and 12% have no trust at all. The chart is based on an August 2025 Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults.

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 4d

Incredible @perrybaconjr.bsky.social interview with Chris Van Hollen

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eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · 3d

Was at a music show last night that unexpectedly opened with the national anthem. Always chokes me up but this one hit the crowd in a raucous way I hadn't seen before. Felt defiant.

eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · 3d

They are opening a wide lane for enterprising politicians to wrap themselves in every American patriotic symbol as a form of resistance. A lane so wide even the Dems shouldn’t miss it.

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Hakeem Jefferson @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social · 3d

The book is currently undergoing peer review, but I’m really excited to share all I’ve learned, which is the nice thing about writing a book: I got to share and think about a lot in those pages!

In the meantime, you can read my article on respectability here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The Politics of Respectability and Black Americans’ Punitive Attitudes | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

The Politics of Respectability and Black Americans’ Punitive Attitudes - Volume 117 Issue 4

www.cambridge.org

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