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Chalkboard Politics: What do political scientists actually do? 🎧
IRIS WU AND ELIZABETH N. SAUNDERS
The Chalkboard Politics podcast is back with a new season and a new team. We kick off Season 2 with a very basic question: What do political scientists actually do? And how does that vary across the four s...
The military can’t interfere in elections. Many Americans don’t know it.
RISA BROOKS, ERICA DE BRUIN, AND THEODORE MCLAUCHLIN
With the upcoming midterms and the 2028 presidential contest on the horizon, many experts fear that President Trump and his allies may try and disrupt or alter the outcome of elections,...
What 64 midterm election forecasts can tell us
With the midterm election only days away, there are endless polls and forecasts to consult. We’re all familiar with the value of averaging multiple polls, in hopes of mitigating their error. A site like FiftyPlusOne has many helpful poll av...
When soldiers become a popular alternative
AVA PALMA AND ROYA IZADI
In August 2026, Niger faced a coup attempt when rebel soldiers attacked a military base, followed by attacks on state broadcasters and the presidential palace. This was the latest in a wave of coup attempts across...
The epidemic of partisan wishful thinking
Imagine it’s 2028 and you’re asked this survey question: “Who do you think will be elected president in November?” In this era of ubiquitous polling, forecasts, and prediction markets, it is possible to give a reasonably data-driven answer....
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