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

I Voted, too

Damn straight.

Some Comparative Politics

A brief video that puts the US in broader context.

New PA Poll

Monmuth’s latest.

The Cases Keep Growing

Contrary to the assertions of some, this isn’t going away.

AZ and PA

Trump needs them both.

Election 2020 Scenarios

Some thoughts on voter enthusiasm and EV scenarios.

It was Intimidation

More on a dangerous and disturbing incident in Texas

UPS ate my Propaganda

The ongoing pathetic attempt to create a scandal around Hunter Biden.

A Brief PSA on Polling Error

It isn’t unidirectional.

Sweden, Sweden, Sweden!

The data on Sweden and Covid-19 don’t fit the media narrative.

They Had the Votes

Disconnected representation in action.

More Magical Thinking on Covid from the Trump Camp

The Chief of Staff wants to play pretend.

A Record Day for US Covid Cases

Another unwelcome milestone that magical thinking won’t fix.

A Weird Re-election Pitch

Usually candidates don’t talk about how bad things are across the country while appealing to be re-elected.

Line of the Week

Trump’s leadership style encapsulated.

Making it Harder to Vote

Lots of places in the US don’t make it easy.

The Endless Corruption of the Trump Presidency

Same endless song, different verse.

Wednesday’s Forum

Headline Reaction

Wherein I revive an old blogging bit…

Speaking of Poor Public Health Policy

Comparing the White House’s approach to that of sports leagues on testing.

The Pandemic Continues

Reminders from a perusal of the news.

Thoughts on ACB and SCOTUS in General

Some judicial alphabet soup in dialog with my co-blogger.

Election Night Scenarios

Thinking about what we might know on the night of the election.

Another Double-Digit Poll for Biden

Trump continues to lag.

What’s a Republic?

What meanings might the Founders have had? How should we understand the term?

But, the Founders!

If we embrace the Founders to justify the present, let’s think about what we are doing.

The Dark Side of “It’s a Republic, not a Democracy”

I couldn’t help myself.

Trump to Give Balcony Address

I’m sorry, what?

Trump Rejects Virtual Debate

The infected guy wants a face-to-face debate.

Rasmussen Says What?

Trump’s favorite pollster has some bad news for him.

2016 v. 2020

One of these really isn’t like the other.

Your Headline of the Week

A little comparative politics.

A Few Polls to Ponder

Some numbers from PA and a CNN poll that gives Biden a huge lead.

Pence to Hit the Campaign Trail

Is that wise?

Chris Rock and Political Reform

Having the topic of political reform start to seep into pop culture is a good thing.