Mischiefs of Faction

09/09/2023

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26/06/2023

The time has come for new leadership! Mischiefs is seeking a new editorial team. Here's why and how to apply:

We are looking for a new editorial leadership team!

01/06/2023

Matt Green writes about yesterday’s passage of the debt ceiling bill and what it tells us about Kevin McCarthy and political parties in Congress. https://www.mischiefsoffaction.com/post/the-debt-limit-bill-passes 

What the House's passage of the debt limit bill tells us about the speakership of Kevin McCarthy and political parties in Congress.

07/01/2023

Lauren Boebert had an awesome week, and not many people in the House did. She seemed to know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em, says Seth Masket.

Lauren Boebert had an awesome week, and not many people in the House did. She seemed to know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em.

04/01/2023

Gregory Koger explains why a few Republicans should allow Jeffries to become House Speaker.
https://www.mischiefsoffaction.com/post/democrats-should-propose-a-plurality-rule-for-speaker-elections

15/12/2022

Did Republican-leaning pollsters "flood the zone" in the lead up to the 2022 midterms? All signs point to yes.

2022 saw a rise in Republican-leaning pollsters as Election Day approached, which may have biased some aggregate forecasts.

13/11/2022

Some states voted a lot more Democratic in 2022 than they did in 2020, and some voted a lot more Republican. Is this unusual? Seth Masket runs some numbers.

Some states voted a lot more Democratic in 2022 than they did in 2020, and some voted a lot more Republican. Is this unusual?

04/11/2022

"These 2 Things Make the 2022 Midterms Unusually Unpredictable."
A new post from Jonathan Ladd.

No one knows if Trump coalition will turn out when he is not on ballot or in office.. And no one knows whether Dobbs will disrupt the usual midterm backlash

27/09/2022

Our blog is ten years old! Today, we offer several essays about the lessons we've learned about parties over the past decades.
First, Seth Masket with a reflection on Trump's 2016 nomination and what that taught us about the parties' tenuous grip on nomination control.
https://www.mischiefsoffaction.com/post/with-or-without-parties
Second, Julia Azari offers some difficult lessons from the past decade: Polarization is bad but the alternative is worse, leadership is imprecise but vital, and institutions can both protect and undermine democracy.
https://www.mischiefsoffaction.com/post/political-science-went-public
Third, Matthew Green discusses how congressional parties have changed over the past decade -- and how that's been different across chambers and parties.
https://www.mischiefsoffaction.com/post/parties-congress-ten-years
Fourth, Jennifer Nicoll Victor says that the real story of the past ten years is democratic backsliding, but that's actually something Americans have some experience with and know how to combat.
https://www.mischiefsoffaction.com/post/democratic-backsliding-is-happening

Mischiefs of Faction is a political science blog, with a focus on political parties in both an American and comparative perspective.

25/08/2022

Polling predictions for the midterms are differing wildly from traditional economic forecasts. Here are some reasons why, from Seth Masket.

In 2022, what traditional forecast models are telling is wildly different from what everything else is telling us. Here's why.

17/08/2022

The Dobbs ruling may encourage Americans to further sort themselves into states by ideology. Which party would be advantaged more by this? Casey Burgat looks at the evidence in this guest post.

The Dobbs ruling may encourage Americans to further sort themselves into states by ideology. Which party would be advantaged more by this?