Posts by Steven L. Taylor

Steven L. Taylor
About Steven L. Taylor
Steven L. Taylor is a Professor of Political Science and a College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog). Follow Steven on Twitter

The Lack of Competition for House Seats

Yet another reminder of the pathologies of American institutions.

Call Her Senator Misled

Concerned no more, Senator Collins is now dismayed that she was misled.

Democracy and the End of Roe

This will just reinforce minority rule in the US.

A Quote to Ponder

From J. S. Mill.

A Very Basic Threat to Democracy

From a county-level race in New Mexico.

A Photo for Friday

“Unleaded”

End of the Week Tab Clearing

More stories than there is time to blog.

Gas Tax Holiday?

it likely won’t do much.

Oz Shifts Strategy for the General

Pay no attention to the endorsement behind the candidate.

A Key Role of Parties

Top Four likely makes things worse.

Father’s Day Forum

Happy Father’s Day!

Trump Admits it (Again)

Shameless (but not surprising).

A Photo for Friday

“Nesting Killdeer”

Observations on Day Two of the Hearings

Basically: Trump is a liar or delusional (perhaps both?).

Monday the 13th’s Forum

I mean, Monday the 13th should be worse than Friday the 13th, right?

Riot (or Worse) Thwarted in Idaho

A group of extremists are stopped from instigating a riot.

Replacing Biden in 2024?

From the Cliché File.

Thoughts on the Hearings

It was far more compelling than expected.

A Photo for Friday

“Peekaboo”

Thursday Tab Clearing

Pop those tabs!

An Example of Poor Messaging

Sometimes politicians definitely say the wrong thing.

On Perceptions and Crime

Some thoughts.

Explaining Approval Numbers

Dare I say that it’s the economy?

Speaking of Bad Political Analysis

A recurring genre about presidents.

An Observation about Blogging

People can be strange.

An Example of Utterly Awful Elections Analysis

The NYT and CA41 and yet another example of telling the wrong story.

May Jobs Report

Growth continues.

A Photo for Friday

“Breaking Through”

Round One in Colombia

The first round produced two very different candidates.