Nazita Lajevardi

@nazita.bsky.social

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Political scientist. Scholar of race, religion, and American politics.

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PRRI @prri.org · 8h

A growing number of white progressive faith leaders are entering Democratic races ahead of 2026, aiming to counter the Christian right.
PRRI finds that Trump took 85% of the white evangelical vote and 57% of the white mainline/non-evangelical Protestant vote in the 2024 presidential election.

"Shocking" number of white clergy run as Democrats in 2026

"We're tracking about 30 white clergy who are running for office as Democrats around the country."

www.axios.com

Reposted by Cathy N. Davidson, Nazita Lajevardi, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Jacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 18h

I think a lot of the anger this morning stems from a feeling that we did our part, but they did not do theirs. This is an oversimplification, but my dudes, no wonder people are like, “OK, let’s try the democratic socialist, then.”

Reposted by David R. Miller, Nazita Lajevardi

Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 1d

When you've lost *checks notes again* Chris Cillizza

The Democratic base clearly does NOT want Senate Democrats to do this deal and re-open the government.

And yet -- they are going to do this deal.

Not listening to your base is a very interesting choice -- especially days after your base delivers you a giant win.

Reposted by Will Jennings, David R. Miller, Nazita Lajevardi , and 1 more Will Jennings, David R. Miller, Nazita Lajevardi, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 1d

Not that he didn’t already know, but now Trump knows for sure he can roll the Dems every time and there’s no need to negotiate for anything

Reposted by Nazita Lajevardi, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 1d

Senators on the brink of retirement who lived full, wealthy lives and never feared the loss of their own healthcare voting for their constituents to die from their inability to afford the same is treasonous

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, David R. Miller, Nazita Lajevardi , and 1 more Rosemary A. Joyce, David R. Miller, Nazita Lajevardi, Seth Masket

Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 1d

Fight don’t fold.

Reposted by Diane Ravitch, Cathy N. Davidson, Melanie C. Green , and 10 more Diane Ravitch, Cathy N. Davidson, Melanie C. Green, Rebecca Tushnet, Michael W. Kraus, Laura Huenneke, Nazita Lajevardi, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Robert B. Reich, Leah Stokes, Magda Teter, Manisha Sinha, David Darmofal

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 1d

The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.

The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.

People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.

And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.

Yoni Appelbaum @yappelbaum.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

Reposted by Joe R. Feagin, Steve Peers, Gerald Friedman , and 2 more Joe R. Feagin, Steve Peers, Gerald Friedman, Nazita Lajevardi, David Darmofal

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Newsom: "Think about the state of mind of the VP. How do you square the circle when you go to a prayer breakfast? Old testament, new testament. What's the fundamental thing that connects John to Matthew to Proverbs? It's this notion of hunger, feeding the poor. It's central to advancing God's will."

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Silvia Secchi, Nazita Lajevardi , and 2 more Anna O. Law, Silvia Secchi, Nazita Lajevardi, Eric D. Knowles, Stephen Pimpare

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.

Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani

It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…

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Reposted by Sara B. Hobolt, Nazita Lajevardi, James Connelly , and 2 more Sara B. Hobolt, Nazita Lajevardi, James Connelly, Tarik Abou‐Chadi, Roman Senninger

Kristina Bakkær Simonsen @kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social · 2d

Time to reshare this piece on the pitfalls of following the road Denmark has taken on immigration: ukandeu.ac.uk/denmarks-mig...

Reposted by Alan Richardson, Nazita Lajevardi

Sheryl Weikal, still saying Free Palestine @leftistlawyer.com · 2d

If you're arrested in Illinois for the means by which you acquire food for your family because of the government shutdown or loss of SNAP benefits, I can represent you pro bono. Email me at sheryl@weikallaw.com. As always, I will take as many cases as I can.

Reposted by Marc Lynch, Scott L. Greer, David S. Cohen , and 7 more Marc Lynch, Scott L. Greer, David S. Cohen, Laura Huenneke, Adrian Daub, Nazita Lajevardi, Brian Weatherson, Meredith Farkas, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Virginia Sapiro

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 3d

BREAKING: Cornell caved.

Here is the settlement agreement, signed today by the university's president, Michael Kotlikoff: statements.cornell.edu/2025/documen...

SIGNATURES
For Cornell University:
Michael I. Kotlikoff
President of Cornell University
Office of the President
300 Day Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Ben the Winited States (including but not limited to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Servives and the U.S, Department of Education):
/N
istant Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20530
For the Department of Health and Human Services:
Paula Matana S
Paula M. Stannard
Director, Office for Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20201
Effective Date:
14/7/2025.

Reposted by Nazita Lajevardi, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 3d

For my BlueSky peeps, here are the turnout rates (I cross-post my Substack posts on Xitter, but don't post goodies like this)

Reposted by Will Jennings, Nazita Lajevardi, Eric Hehman , and 1 more Will Jennings, Nazita Lajevardi, Eric Hehman, Stuart J. Turnbull‐Dugarte

Joe Noonan @joenoonan.se · 3d

Immigration raids during Trump II have increased daily student absences by 22 percent in the California Central Valley, with largest increases among the youngest students.

Reposted by Anne Applebaum, Stephen M. Walt, Michael E. Mann , and 68 more Anne Applebaum, Stephen M. Walt, Michael E. Mann, Shannon Vallor, Richard S.J. Tol, Jonathan A. Eisen, Simon L. Lewis, Stephan Lewandowsky, Axel Bruns, Jocalyn Clark, Will Jennings, Ken Caldeira, Benjamin Mason Meier, Michael A. Clemens, Evelyne de Leeuw, David Johnson, Caroline Krafft, Amir Attaran, Ian Hall, Ralf Michaels, Rupert Read, Richard Waite, Juan Cole, Johan P. Olsen, Cathy N. Davidson, Gernot Wagner, Robin Celikates, Daniel W. Drezner, Michael Kevane, Devon Greyson, Smith, Robert C. Richards, Michael W. Kraus, R. M. Wilson, Aaron Sojourner, Gary D. Rawnsley, Rachael Garrett, Caroline T. Schroeder, Stephen D. Murphy, Nazita Lajevardi, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Amy W. Ando, Michael D. McDonald, James Goodwin, Brian Keegan, David C. Kimball, Jason Lyall, Graham Dutfield, Cailin O’Connor, Erin O’Donnell, Aurélien Mondon, Mark Rice, Peter Stegmaier, Claire L. Adida, Raúl Pacheco-Vega, Massimo Faggioli, Klaus Oschema, Christina Pagel, Césari Laurent, Philip Bell, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Tom Chevalier, Aidan O’Sullivan, David Stott, Virginia Sapiro, Maria Sobolewska, Dunlap, David Darmofal, Peter Jacobs, Elise Thomas, Pieter Vantieghem

The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 4d

One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc

The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands

The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.

newyorkermag.visitlink.me

Tarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 4d

We have just published the call for the Nuffield Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics. These are 3-year fully-funded postdocs that will allow you to focus on your research in a great academic environment. (And with excellent food)

www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/the-college/...

Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowships in Politics - Nuffield College Oxford University

www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk

Reposted by Nazita Lajevardi

Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 5d

After all the talk about Black voters in this election in NYC, it was really *white* voters (or, I should say, precincts) that broke for Cuomo

Reposted by Laia Balcells, Melissa R. Michelson, Rebecca Tushnet , and 5 more Laia Balcells, Melissa R. Michelson, Rebecca Tushnet, Alan Richardson, Nazita Lajevardi, Anne Norton, Manisha Sinha, David Darmofal

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 6d

Every single county in Virginia shifted Blue.

2 0 2
5

Updates Key Races N.Y.C. Mayor

Va. Gov.
County
Margin

Shift from 2024 pres.
T Votes
Loudoun

Spanberger +29
* 12 pts.
164,366
Prince William

Spanberger +34
× 16 pts.
161,419
Portsmouth

Spanberger +47
* 8.1 pts.
29,956
Washington

Earle-Sears +49
* 4.5 pts.
20,927
Louisa

Earle-Sears +20
* 6.5 pts.
18,719
Orange

Earle-Sears +15
* 9.3 pts.
17,127
Powhatan

Earle-Sears +40
* 4.4 pts.
16,957
Pulaski

Earle-Sears +38
* 7.1 pts.
12,466
Dinwiddie

Earle-Sears +17
~ 6.3 pts.
11,974
Harrisonburg

Spanberger +41
× 15 pts.
11,753
Manassas

Spanberger +30
* 16 pts.
11,514
Carroll

Earle-Sears +57
~ 6.1 pts.
11,277
Wise

Earle-Sears +59
~ 4.6 pts.
10,962
Fairfax City

Spanberger +45
* 11 pts.
10,232
Fredericksburg

Spanberger +43
* 11 pts.
10,191
Salem

Earle-Sears +12
6.9 pts.
9,374
King William

Earle-Sears +34
* 7.1 pts.
8,999
Russell

Earle-Sears +63
* 4.9 pts.
8,860

Reposted by American Library Association, Bonnie Honig, Trevon D. Logan , and 5 more American Library Association, Bonnie Honig, Trevon D. Logan, Jonathan Hopkin, Nazita Lajevardi, Lisa Diedrich, Philipp Sarasin, Nelson Flores

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 7d

A few days after the presidential election one year ago, we went to Fordham Road in the Bronx.

It was a little different last week.

Reposted by Nandita Sharma, Steve Peers, Huw Price , and 10 more Nandita Sharma, Steve Peers, Huw Price, Alan Richardson, Robert Wolfe, W. Andy Knight, Andrew L. Whitehead, Nazita Lajevardi, Ann Bartow, Seth Masket, Julie Novkov, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Southern Africa

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8d

Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo!

I know how hard you worked for this.

Red Trump-style graphic with images of Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo.

At the top it says, "I'm going to pick [Cuomo]." - Donald Trump, 60 Minutes Interview, 11-2-25

Then beneath it

TRUMP ENDORSES CUOMO

Reposted by Nazita Lajevardi

Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 8d

MAJOR WIN: A federal court permanently blocked a part of Trump’s anti-voting order requiring proof-of-citizenship for voter registration, ruling that the president exceeded his constitutional authority in directing congressional election regulation changes. https://bit.ly/4ojDyAL

In Big Win for Voters and Democrats, Court Blocks Trump’s Demand for Voter ID on Registration Form

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 8d

US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say

U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say

Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.

www.latimes.com

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Mary Feeney, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 1 more Anna O. Law, Mary Feeney, Rosemary A. Joyce, Nazita Lajevardi

Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 8d

study after study after study shows that literally just handing people money and telling them "do what you want with this" reduces homelessness, increases food security for children, makes it more likely people will find and retain jobs.1

Reposted by Janet Murray, Nazita Lajevardi, Juan Ramón , and 2 more Janet Murray, Nazita Lajevardi, Juan Ramón, Tim Stephens, Dunlap

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 8d

When ChatGPT was asked to rate 40,000 résumés, it ranked the older male candidates as better quality than the younger female applicants.

Age and gender distortion in online media and large language models - Nature

Stereotypes of age-related gender bias are socially distorted, as evidenced by the age gap in the representations of women and men across various media and algorithms, despite no systematic age differ...

www.nature.com

Reposted by Nazita Lajevardi, Michael D. McDonald

Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 8d

NEW: 12 Mississippi polling places have moved and 4 have been closed ahead of the Nov. 4 legislative special elections, an MFP investigation finds.

Counties also have incorrect addresses in the state system for 11 polling places, risking sending some voters to the wrong location.

12 Polling Places Move Before Mississippi Special Elections, 4 Close

County election officials in Mississippi have moved 12 polling places and closed four since 2024, an MFP investigation finds.

www.mississippifreepress.org

Reposted by Megan L. Ranney, Devon Greyson, Alan Richardson , and 5 more Megan L. Ranney, Devon Greyson, Alan Richardson, Nazita Lajevardi, Ann Bartow, Raúl Pacheco-Vega, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, David Darmofal

Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 8d

Here in Atlanta yesterday, more than 2,000 people waited in their cars—one woman for 14 hours—for a box of food. The giveaway ended early; there wasn't enough to go around.

Multiply this scene by countless others across the country, and you get a sense of how crushing the desperation is right now.

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Kevin F. McCarthy, Nazita Lajevardi , and 4 more Anna O. Law, Kevin F. McCarthy, Nazita Lajevardi, Erol Akçay, Greg Linden, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 8d

The welfare state is about dignity, equality, and making people not poor, but as @itsafronomics.bsky.social says/cites here, it’s often also an investment that more than pays for itself

Anna Gifty @itsafronomics.bsky.social · 10d

Why should you 🫵🏿 care about SNAP? SNAP recipients saw:

- Improved life expectancy
- Lower chance of incarceration
- Lowers chance of poverty
- Lived in better neighborhoods
- Higher human capital

SNAP keeps our neighbors fed, communities safer, and kids educated. Also people are HUNGRY. DUH!

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 9d

أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك

Nick Valentino @nickvalentino.bsky.social · 9d

ANES Data Release! electionstudies.org/data-center/...

The 3-wave ANES panel is now available. It merges data from 3 election studies (2016-2020-2024), the first time the ANES has collected interviews of the same respondents across 3 presidential elections.

2016-2020-2024-panel-merged-study - ANES | American National Election Studies

electionstudies.org

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