Kevin Morris
@kevintmorris.bsky.social
Political scientist studying American democracy and voting rights.
Usually on a bike, beach, or backpacking trip.
An American Problem (Princeton UP) coming September 2026
kevintmorris.com
Usually on a bike, beach, or backpacking trip.
An American Problem (Princeton UP) coming September 2026
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New from Michael Miller and me at @thejop.bsky.social: Evidence that, in most areas that were affected by the decision, the Supreme Court decision gutting the Voting Rights Act in 2013 (Shelby County v Holder) increased the racial turnout gap. A thread...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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Voter fraud is yet another "issue" that isn't an issue at all. Through countless studies, systematic voter fraud has never been found to exist. Voter suppression is real, though, and there are libraries full of data.
We've got the numbers: Last year we published (in partnership with the @brennancenter.org and @umd-cdce.bsky.social) survey results showing that some 21.3 million Americans could be disenfranchised by the SAVE Act, which the House''ll vote on tomorrow.
Time to send this thing back to its grave.
Time to send this thing back to its grave.
Millions of Americans Don’t Have Documents Proving Their Citizenship Readily Available
Requiring Americans to prove their citizenship to register to vote would exclude millions of citizens from the political process.
www.brennancenter.org
February 10, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Voter fraud is yet another "issue" that isn't an issue at all. Through countless studies, systematic voter fraud has never been found to exist. Voter suppression is real, though, and there are libraries full of data.
Reposted by Kevin Morris
We've got the numbers: Last year we published (in partnership with the @brennancenter.org and @umd-cdce.bsky.social) survey results showing that some 21.3 million Americans could be disenfranchised by the SAVE Act, which the House''ll vote on tomorrow.
Time to send this thing back to its grave.
Time to send this thing back to its grave.
Millions of Americans Don’t Have Documents Proving Their Citizenship Readily Available
Requiring Americans to prove their citizenship to register to vote would exclude millions of citizens from the political process.
www.brennancenter.org
February 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
We've got the numbers: Last year we published (in partnership with the @brennancenter.org and @umd-cdce.bsky.social) survey results showing that some 21.3 million Americans could be disenfranchised by the SAVE Act, which the House''ll vote on tomorrow.
Time to send this thing back to its grave.
Time to send this thing back to its grave.
You heard it here first, folks: If people often don't vote, it's perfectly fine to pass laws that would make it hard for them to participate in the future.
No. 36% of our population doesn’t vote. I would bet a 12” sub that those without easy access to the necessary documents are over represented in the non voter population.
February 10, 2026 at 8:43 PM
You heard it here first, folks: If people often don't vote, it's perfectly fine to pass laws that would make it hard for them to participate in the future.
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in our 2024 CES module, only about 47% of respondents said they have a US passport.
February 10, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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We've got the numbers: Last year we published (in partnership with the @brennancenter.org and @umd-cdce.bsky.social) survey results showing that some 21.3 million Americans could be disenfranchised by the SAVE Act, which the House''ll vote on tomorrow.
Time to send this thing back to its grave.
Time to send this thing back to its grave.
Millions of Americans Don’t Have Documents Proving Their Citizenship Readily Available
Requiring Americans to prove their citizenship to register to vote would exclude millions of citizens from the political process.
www.brennancenter.org
February 10, 2026 at 6:05 PM
We've got the numbers: Last year we published (in partnership with the @brennancenter.org and @umd-cdce.bsky.social) survey results showing that some 21.3 million Americans could be disenfranchised by the SAVE Act, which the House''ll vote on tomorrow.
Time to send this thing back to its grave.
Time to send this thing back to its grave.
As the House preps for another vote on the SAVE Act tomorrow — a bill that would require you to prove your citizenship — 2 reminders:
1. Fraud is effectively nonexistent. And it's already illegal for noncitizens to vote
2. Claims of fraud, and legislative reactions against it, are rooted in racism
1. Fraud is effectively nonexistent. And it's already illegal for noncitizens to vote
2. Claims of fraud, and legislative reactions against it, are rooted in racism
On Fertile Ground: How Racial Resentment Primes White Americans To Believe Fraud Accusations - Political Behavior
White Americans face a democratic dilemma: remain committed to electoral democracy (which has been historically beneficial for them), or abandon it as non-White groups gain political stature. We argue...
link.springer.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:10 PM
As the House preps for another vote on the SAVE Act tomorrow — a bill that would require you to prove your citizenship — 2 reminders:
1. Fraud is effectively nonexistent. And it's already illegal for noncitizens to vote
2. Claims of fraud, and legislative reactions against it, are rooted in racism
1. Fraud is effectively nonexistent. And it's already illegal for noncitizens to vote
2. Claims of fraud, and legislative reactions against it, are rooted in racism
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If the Trump admin cared about people speaking English, they wouldn't have shut down Voice of America, which produced the only learn English content for the US govt.
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why do people who r upset about bad bunny think there r us citizens who speak only spanish
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February 10, 2026 at 2:51 AM
If the Trump admin cared about people speaking English, they wouldn't have shut down Voice of America, which produced the only learn English content for the US govt.
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why do people who r upset about bad bunny think there r us citizens who speak only spanish
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why do people who r upset about bad bunny think there r us citizens who speak only spanish
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February 10, 2026 at 2:35 AM
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why do people who r upset about bad bunny think there r us citizens who speak only spanish
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this is really important. even as people continue to say "you shouldn't be afraid to vote," real people are getting sent to real prison for voting in many states.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
Florida High Court to Hear Arguments in Politicized “Voter Fraud” Case
The case challenges Gov. Ron DeSantis’s prosecutions of people with felony convictions who thought they were eligible to vote.
www.brennancenter.org
February 8, 2026 at 8:29 PM
this is really important. even as people continue to say "you shouldn't be afraid to vote," real people are getting sent to real prison for voting in many states.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
I have no real problem with this article (and think the headline is good) but it's unbelievably tiring to read a lede that could have been written in virtually any given week for the past decade
February 8, 2026 at 2:10 AM
I have no real problem with this article (and think the headline is good) but it's unbelievably tiring to read a lede that could have been written in virtually any given week for the past decade
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Our totally kickass RA Arlyss Herzig just published a big SOLO piece on the effects of prison gerrymandering in the US. Check it out, and share it widely!
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Prison Gerrymandering Distorts Representation
Counting incarcerated people at their homes rather than prisons could result in additional state house seats for some urban communities of color.
www.brennancenter.org
February 5, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Our totally kickass RA Arlyss Herzig just published a big SOLO piece on the effects of prison gerrymandering in the US. Check it out, and share it widely!
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
I've been thinking about this speech all day. Specifically: "Never forget that this is not a political battle. This is a spiritual battle. It is about us, the people of Christ and the people of God, against those evil liars in Washington, DC, and all over the great cities of the world." ...
At the risk of sharing crazy content, there is an entire dissertation to be written about this 17-minute speech from Fuentes outside the Georgia state capitol on 11/20:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=54_G...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=54_G...
Nick Fuentes full speech at the Georgia state capitol
YouTube video by Groyperguy
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:36 AM
I've been thinking about this speech all day. Specifically: "Never forget that this is not a political battle. This is a spiritual battle. It is about us, the people of Christ and the people of God, against those evil liars in Washington, DC, and all over the great cities of the world." ...
Greetings from copy-edit-land:
February 5, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Greetings from copy-edit-land:
This is important work! Read it!
Today I'm releasing probably the most important scholarly thing I've ever worked on - a report based on talking with 144 people about why they don't vote or only vote regularly, and on what needs to be done to build a democracy that can include everyone.
www.swarthmore.edu/u...
please share!
www.swarthmore.edu/u...
please share!
February 5, 2026 at 8:10 PM
This is important work! Read it!
Reposted by Kevin Morris
Today I'm releasing probably the most important scholarly thing I've ever worked on - a report based on talking with 144 people about why they don't vote or only vote regularly, and on what needs to be done to build a democracy that can include everyone.
www.swarthmore.edu/u...
please share!
www.swarthmore.edu/u...
please share!
February 4, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Today I'm releasing probably the most important scholarly thing I've ever worked on - a report based on talking with 144 people about why they don't vote or only vote regularly, and on what needs to be done to build a democracy that can include everyone.
www.swarthmore.edu/u...
please share!
www.swarthmore.edu/u...
please share!
Roger Stone: Just a Really Normal Dude
February 5, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Roger Stone: Just a Really Normal Dude
Our totally kickass RA Arlyss Herzig just published a big SOLO piece on the effects of prison gerrymandering in the US. Check it out, and share it widely!
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
Prison Gerrymandering Distorts Representation
Counting incarcerated people at their homes rather than prisons could result in additional state house seats for some urban communities of color.
www.brennancenter.org
February 5, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Our totally kickass RA Arlyss Herzig just published a big SOLO piece on the effects of prison gerrymandering in the US. Check it out, and share it widely!
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
As I've spent way, way too much time listening to Fuentes and Jones and company in the fall of 2020 and winter of 2021, I'm consistently surprised by how ANGRY they are at the Republican establishment and folks like Tucker Carlson. The seeds of the revolt in the Republican party are right there
February 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
As I've spent way, way too much time listening to Fuentes and Jones and company in the fall of 2020 and winter of 2021, I'm consistently surprised by how ANGRY they are at the Republican establishment and folks like Tucker Carlson. The seeds of the revolt in the Republican party are right there
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(Alex Jones before the Jan 6 Committee)
(Alex Jones before the Jan 6 Committee)
February 5, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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(Alex Jones before the Jan 6 Committee)
(Alex Jones before the Jan 6 Committee)
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I read this when it was published & just re-read it. Highly recommend. Builds on decades of research to put this moment into context, explain how we got here, & why it's SO HARD to fix this with elections.
With Trump once again blaming Black cities for "voter fraud," it's worth revisiting our piece about why this is a playbook as old as the nation --- and how it makes these accusations more believable to Whites:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
February 5, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I read this when it was published & just re-read it. Highly recommend. Builds on decades of research to put this moment into context, explain how we got here, & why it's SO HARD to fix this with elections.
Important for us as election scientists to be more careful about how we talk about critical states during the midterms. When we use "swing states" to refer to places like NY and CA (states with many swing districts and where state election admin could be targeted) people have no clue what we mean
one thing i have noticed is a lot of folks do not seem to understand the difference between a presidential election and 435+ legislative elections. i have seen any number of people say that you could subvert the outcome this november by targeting “swing states,” which does not make any sense.
February 5, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Important for us as election scientists to be more careful about how we talk about critical states during the midterms. When we use "swing states" to refer to places like NY and CA (states with many swing districts and where state election admin could be targeted) people have no clue what we mean
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The ICE killings in Minneapolis evoke Selma but the day-to-day tactics in Minneapolis remind me of the Birmingham Bus Boycott: a grinding, continuous, citywide and logistically demanding effort of non-cooperation over months to break an unjust status quo.
A manager for the Immigrant Defense Network told MPR News that back in November, 2,500 people were trained as constitutional observers. Now, the total is nearly 30,000 trained observers in 77 of Minnesota's 87 counties.
Nearly 30,000 Minnesotans trained as constitutional observers
The Immigrant Defense Network works with more than 100 organizations to help train constitutional observers. At the end of November, there were 2,500 trained observers. That number has soared as more ...
www.mprnews.org
February 4, 2026 at 1:09 PM
The ICE killings in Minneapolis evoke Selma but the day-to-day tactics in Minneapolis remind me of the Birmingham Bus Boycott: a grinding, continuous, citywide and logistically demanding effort of non-cooperation over months to break an unjust status quo.
With Trump once again blaming Black cities for "voter fraud," it's worth revisiting our piece about why this is a playbook as old as the nation --- and how it makes these accusations more believable to Whites:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
February 4, 2026 at 4:20 PM
With Trump once again blaming Black cities for "voter fraud," it's worth revisiting our piece about why this is a playbook as old as the nation --- and how it makes these accusations more believable to Whites:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Hard to overstate how unusual and dangerous it is that they are laying this groundwork so far ahead of the midterms.
www.newsweek.com/steve-bannon...
www.newsweek.com/steve-bannon...
Steve Bannon proposes using ICE in elections
Steve Bannon has said that ICE agents will "surround the polls" at the midterm elections in November.
www.newsweek.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Hard to overstate how unusual and dangerous it is that they are laying this groundwork so far ahead of the midterms.
www.newsweek.com/steve-bannon...
www.newsweek.com/steve-bannon...
My spouse got scammed by a shitty dentist who A) refused to submit an insurance claim for months, B) then gave us patient notes explaining that it was a certain code not covered by her insurance, then C) changed the code when we told them the original code really was covered. Anything we can do?
February 3, 2026 at 8:33 PM
My spouse got scammed by a shitty dentist who A) refused to submit an insurance claim for months, B) then gave us patient notes explaining that it was a certain code not covered by her insurance, then C) changed the code when we told them the original code really was covered. Anything we can do?