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Barry Burden

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Professor of political science at UW-Madison. Director of Elections Research Center. First gen college grad. Native Ohioan.

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Barry C. Burden is an American political scientist. He is Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he is also the Lyons Family Chair in Electoral Politics and director of the Elections Research Center. Before joining the faculty of the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2006, he taught at Louisiana State University and Harvard University. .. more

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Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 22h

Return of House presumably means finally swearing in member-elect Grijalva and opening the door the Epstein files when she signs the discharge petition punchbowl.news/article/hous...

Johnson faces multitude of challenges in House vote to reopen government

House Republican leaders will announce in the next day or two that they’re bringing the chamber back into session for the first time in more than 50 days.

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Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 2d

Let’s put a cap on the use of “honestly,” “literally,” and “perfect” www.npr.org/2025/11/07/n...

If we're being truthful, people are saying 'honestly' all the time

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Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 4d

Smooth move, Louvre abcnews.go.com/Internationa...

Password to Louvre’s video surveillance system was 'Louvre', according to employee

According to an employee with knowledge of the system, the password to the Louvre's video surveillance system was simply "Louvre" at the time of the robbery last month.

abcnews.go.com

Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 4d

Terrific new research on US political parties being shared at the 2025 State of the Parties conference

Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 5d

An interesting combo of: (1) Trump’s unique appeal compared to rest of GOP, (2) inherent swinginess of the group, (3) different *kinds* of Hispanics who vote in state v. pres elections

Steve Kornacki (unofficial bot) @stevekornacki.bluesky.bot · 5d

New Jersey municipalities that are 60%+ Hispanic where we currently have results:

Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 5d

Looking bake to Trump’s first term: in 2017 Dems also won gov races in NJ & VA by healthy margins, so yesterday is not unique. But Dems went on to a romp in the 2018 midterms

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Steve Kornacki (unofficial bot) @stevekornacki.bluesky.bot · 5d

New Jersey municipalities that are 60%+ Hispanic where we currently have results:

Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 6d

Mamdani getting more votes just on the Working Families line than Sliwa is getting in total

Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 6d

Folk wisdom is that women are the swing voters but tonight provides even more evidence that it’s men #Election2025

Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 6d

Kamala Harris arrived in Madison just as Dick Cheney was leaving news.wisc.edu/two-vice-pre...

Two vice presidents have Madison in common

Kamala Harris and Dick Cheney don’t have much in common, as they’re on different sides of the political spectrum. Except one thing: The new vice president and the former vice president both lived in M...

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Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 8d

This timeline could have been prevented by Trump condemning rather than enabling the Charlottesville mob & Proud Boys

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 10d

The gap between the white-supremacist influencer Nick Fuentes and the rest of the right is narrower than it has ever been, @alibreland.bsky.social argues.

Tucker Carlson Opens the Door for Nick Fuentes

The white-supremacist influencer is entering the MAGA mainstream.

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Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 8d

And (2/2):

Attacking universities
Creating a cult following
Profiting personally
Not giving up power

This has to stop if America is to fulfill its promise as a beacon of democratic government.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Opinion | Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article)

Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.

www.nytimes.com

Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 8d

A dozen ways US has shifted toward authoritarianism under Trump: (1/2):

Curbing free speech
Using gov against opponents
Ignoring Congress
Using military inappropriately
Defying courts
Faking emergencies
Marginalizing groups
Controlling media

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Opinion | Are We Losing Our Democracy? (Gift Article)

Donald Trump has wielded power as no previous president has.

www.nytimes.com

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 10d

The gap between the white-supremacist influencer Nick Fuentes and the rest of the right is narrower than it has ever been, @alibreland.bsky.social argues.

Tucker Carlson Opens the Door for Nick Fuentes

The white-supremacist influencer is entering the MAGA mainstream.

bit.ly

Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 10d

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Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 11d

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Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 11d

I’ve taken 2 surveys in 2 days that are obvious message testing by 2026 Wisconsin candidates

Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 12d

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Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 13d

Fall leaf 13

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Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 13d

If you’re @uwmadison.bsky.social on Monday join me for a conversation and Q&A with new Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Susan Crawford union.wisc.edu/events-and-a...

Behind the Bench: A Conversation and Q&A with Justice Susan Crawford

In this engaging conversation and Q&A, Justice Crawford will share her experiences from the courtroom, discuss the principles that guide her judicial work, and reflect on the broader role of the judic...

union.wisc.edu

Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 14d

Fall leaf 12

Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 14d

Can we persuade Tim Mellon to cover the coach buyouts instead of paying for a few minutes of military salary? www.nytimes.com/athletic/671...

College football programs could spend $200 million in buyouts. Spare us the money moaning

Schools are clamoring for a way to control student athlete payments. We've yet to hear about coach contracts, of course.

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Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 15d

Fall leaf 11 (maybe my favorite)

Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 16d

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Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 17d

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Barry Burden @bcburden.bsky.social · 18d

Fall leaf 8

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UW–Madison @uwmadison.bsky.social · 19d

With the Wisconsin Exchange, UW–Madison is strengthening a culture of civil dialogue across difference.

This new initiative helps our campus community learn to engage, live and lead in a polarized world, turning constructive conversation into daily practice. More: news.wisc.edu/with-the-wis...