Good Politics/Bad Politics
Jonathan Bernstein, Julia Azari, David S. BernsteinA Plain Newsletter About Government and Elections in the US with Jonathan Bernstein, Julia Azari, and David S. Bernstein
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Let’s do this one more time:
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Political Scientist: US politics, Political Parties, Congress the Presidency, Elections, Democracy.
Political science professor. Knitter. Like to comment on presidency, political parties, the saltier the better.
Boston magazine contributing editor, formerly Boston Phoenix, WGBH. Covering local, state, & national politics and policy. Bylines in The Atlantic, Politico Magazine, etc.
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