Ryan D. Williamson
@ryandane.bsky.social
Political Scientist at the University of Wyoming
Congress, elections, baking, and dogs
Former think-tanker and Hill staffer
ryandwilliamson.blogspot.com
Congress, elections, baking, and dogs
Former think-tanker and Hill staffer
ryandwilliamson.blogspot.com
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Divided Nation
In recent decades, US politics has become increasingly fraught and divided. This book evaluates the current state of American democracy, centered on the theme of polarization and dysfunction, through ...
www.degruyterbrill.com
Our edited volume is now available for preorder! We have a fantastic collection of contributors and think this a great book for any number of American politics classes.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...
I’m always excited to see young people get engaged in politics. Parks and Rec has ruined me a little bit though because every story about a young mayor makes me think “ice town costs ice clown his town crown.”
Two Gen-Z electeds just made history 🗳️
➡️ Mekkai Williams, fresh out of Hempfield High, helped flip the school board blue for the first time ever.
➡️ Jayden Williams just became the youngest mayor in Stockbridge, GA at 22.
This is what investing in young leadership looks like.
➡️ Mekkai Williams, fresh out of Hempfield High, helped flip the school board blue for the first time ever.
➡️ Jayden Williams just became the youngest mayor in Stockbridge, GA at 22.
This is what investing in young leadership looks like.
November 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I’m always excited to see young people get engaged in politics. Parks and Rec has ruined me a little bit though because every story about a young mayor makes me think “ice town costs ice clown his town crown.”
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Free to read until the end of 2025 from State Politics & Policy Quarterly -
Is Gerrymandering Poisoning the Well of Democracy? Evaluating the Relationship between Redistricting and Citizens’ Attitudes - https://cup.org/4p61kQX
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#SPPQ25
Is Gerrymandering Poisoning the Well of Democracy? Evaluating the Relationship between Redistricting and Citizens’ Attitudes - https://cup.org/4p61kQX
- @ryandane.bsky.social & @fjustwan.bsky.social
#SPPQ25
November 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Free to read until the end of 2025 from State Politics & Policy Quarterly -
Is Gerrymandering Poisoning the Well of Democracy? Evaluating the Relationship between Redistricting and Citizens’ Attitudes - https://cup.org/4p61kQX
- @ryandane.bsky.social & @fjustwan.bsky.social
#SPPQ25
Is Gerrymandering Poisoning the Well of Democracy? Evaluating the Relationship between Redistricting and Citizens’ Attitudes - https://cup.org/4p61kQX
- @ryandane.bsky.social & @fjustwan.bsky.social
#SPPQ25
Northern lights showing out tonight
November 12, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Northern lights showing out tonight
Only 358 days until the midterms.
Happy Election Day! Only 364 days until the midterms.
Only 365 days left until the midterms.
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Only 358 days until the midterms.
They should invent a coffee shop table that is flat and stable.
November 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
They should invent a coffee shop table that is flat and stable.
Our edited volume is now available for preorder! We have a fantastic collection of contributors and think this a great book for any number of American politics classes.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...
Divided Nation
In recent decades, US politics has become increasingly fraught and divided. This book evaluates the current state of American democracy, centered on the theme of polarization and dysfunction, through ...
www.degruyterbrill.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Our edited volume is now available for preorder! We have a fantastic collection of contributors and think this a great book for any number of American politics classes.
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/isb...
Massage therapist said she’s never seen anyone’s jaw pop like mine, which I assume means I have won massage therapy.
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Massage therapist said she’s never seen anyone’s jaw pop like mine, which I assume means I have won massage therapy.
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Just in time for Election Day, here’s our Cambridge Element on who pays for local elections. Free to download for the next two weeks!
Money, Partisanship and Power in Local Politics
Cambridge Core - American Government, Politics and Policy - Money, Partisanship and Power in Local Politics
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November 3, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Just in time for Election Day, here’s our Cambridge Element on who pays for local elections. Free to download for the next two weeks!
Hell yeah. What a good day.
November 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Hell yeah. What a good day.
Nobody counted votes like Nancy Pelosi. Incredible career.
November 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Nobody counted votes like Nancy Pelosi. Incredible career.
Zuzu is such a good hang the vet gives me a discount for bringing her in.
November 6, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Zuzu is such a good hang the vet gives me a discount for bringing her in.
My lukewarm take on Prop 50 passing:
Democrats cannot be expected to engage in unilateral disarmament in the face of egregious Republican gerrymanders elsewhere in the country.
Democrats cannot be expected to engage in unilateral disarmament in the face of egregious Republican gerrymanders elsewhere in the country.
November 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
My lukewarm take on Prop 50 passing:
Democrats cannot be expected to engage in unilateral disarmament in the face of egregious Republican gerrymanders elsewhere in the country.
Democrats cannot be expected to engage in unilateral disarmament in the face of egregious Republican gerrymanders elsewhere in the country.
One reason why Mamdani won: more people voted for him than anyone else.
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
One reason why Mamdani won: more people voted for him than anyone else.
Eye doctor says I don’t blink enough, which is a rather amusing diagnosis to me. Are y’all consciously blinking throughout the day?
November 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Eye doctor says I don’t blink enough, which is a rather amusing diagnosis to me. Are y’all consciously blinking throughout the day?
Happy Election Day! Only 364 days until the midterms.
Only 365 days left until the midterms.
November 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Happy Election Day! Only 364 days until the midterms.
Lakers are so thin tonight Bronny is getting first quarter minutes, and I’m looking to sub in during garbage time.
November 4, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Lakers are so thin tonight Bronny is getting first quarter minutes, and I’m looking to sub in during garbage time.
Only 365 days left until the midterms.
November 3, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Only 365 days left until the midterms.
For anyone interested in nationalization, have we got a book for you: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
November 1, 2025 at 1:54 AM
For anyone interested in nationalization, have we got a book for you: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Especially important public service reminder on Halloween: you don’t have to like candy corn. Just know that you’re wrong and your life is worse from not enjoying it
Now that it’s October I just want to gently remind everyone that candy corn is amazing.
October 31, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Especially important public service reminder on Halloween: you don’t have to like candy corn. Just know that you’re wrong and your life is worse from not enjoying it
I don’t think I can claim to be tired anymore. I think this is just who I am now.
October 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I don’t think I can claim to be tired anymore. I think this is just who I am now.
The average American voter does not think about politics and ideology in the same terms that political elites do.
October 28, 2025 at 1:09 AM
The average American voter does not think about politics and ideology in the same terms that political elites do.
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If it narrows the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court may change the US electoral map write Jamie L. Carson of the University of Georgia and @ryandane.bsky.social of the University of Wyoming
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
If it narrows the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court may change the US electoral map | USAPP
If the Supreme Court rules to limit the Voting Rights Act, then many US states could use this as an opportunity to redraw their congressional districts.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
October 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM
If it narrows the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court may change the US electoral map write Jamie L. Carson of the University of Georgia and @ryandane.bsky.social of the University of Wyoming
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
If he spotted me 99 points and challenged me to a game of first to 100, I would still lose to Wemby.
October 23, 2025 at 3:54 AM
If he spotted me 99 points and challenged me to a game of first to 100, I would still lose to Wemby.
Fun fact: Adam Silver majored in political science as an undergrad.
October 21, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Fun fact: Adam Silver majored in political science as an undergrad.
Today’s the day! One of my favorite SNL skits in honor of the occasion: youtu.be/r-uSWAJd9GE?...
Roundball Rock - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
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October 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Today’s the day! One of my favorite SNL skits in honor of the occasion: youtu.be/r-uSWAJd9GE?...