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

80,000,000?!

That’s unpossible!

Saturday’s Forum

Recount Protip

Team Trump and the WI recount.

Third Circuit Rejects Trump Campaign Appeal

They were rejected bigly.

A Photo for Friday

Friday’s Forum

Sidney Powell Strikes Again

Bringing sloppy to the outrageous.

Tuesday’s Forum

Certification Day in Michigan

At high noon.

Monday’s Forum

Virus Politics

The virus is real and infections and exposures have consequences.

More on Alternative Electors

More on why it isn’t going to happen.

A Photo for Friday (on Saturday)

Busy week, missed schedules.

More on Kemp

More rhetorical undermining, even as the process moves forward.

COVID and Sons

Truly the dumbest timeline.

MI and GA Continue to Thwart Trump

Some Republicans are doing their jobs.

Not a Coup Attempt

But, still very bad.

Thursday’s Forum

Elites Signal, the Rank and File React

Trumps words, Michigan GOP Canvassers’ actions.

Wednesday’s Forum

Trump Fires Krebs

DHS cybersecurity expert who deemed election secure fired by tweet.

Anti-Democracy

The GOP is behaving exceedingly irresponsibly. Senator Graham and Representative Collins are prime examples.

Tuesday’s Forum

Monday’s Forum

Gridlock is not a Feature, it is a Bug

Gridlock doesn’t mean government stops. It just shifts who is governing.

Team Trump Struggles in Court

It is one failure after another.

Good News on the EC Front

GOP leaders in key states signal no EC shenanigans.

Comparative Congratulations

Most leaders ring up Joe.

Saturday’s Forum

306

All the states have been called.

Less Than Meets the Eye

The utter smallness of Trump’s legal challenges to the election.

A Photo for Friday

Recount Blues

The numbers behind recounts.

Thursday’s Forum

More GA GOP Irresponsibility

More sowing of doubt about electoral integrity without evidence.

OAS Mission Report on US Election

Guess what they found?

Fraudsters

A One Act Play

The Erosion of Democracy Continues

Sowing doubt in the absence of evidence is corrosive.

Four Seasons Total Landscaping

A tale so bizarre it is hard to believe it is real.

Comparative EC Maps

How the EC affects our thinking.

Some Context for Biden’s Win

Looking back on the last three decades of presidential elections. (Part 1: the popular vote).

Saturday’s Forum

Facts over Feelings

A reminder that narratives are narratives and data are data.

“Stop the Count”

Look, either you believe in democracy or you don’t.

Election Thoughts

A lot to think about, not a lot of conclusions.

A Now We Wait Forum