Melissa R. Michelson

@melissamichelson.bsky.social

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Dean of Arts & Sciences at Menlo College. Political Scientist. She/Her

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Melissa R. Michelson is an American political scientist. She is a professor of political science at Menlo College, and in July 2020 she became the Dean of Arts and Sciences there. She studies voter mobilization and engagement in the United States, particularly among minority communities, as well as public opinion and political communication. .. more

Political science 44%

Communication & Media Studies 28%

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Melissa R. Michelson @melissamichelson.bsky.social · 12h

This is the silver lining I’m hoping for

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18h

If the shutdown ends, how long until Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva is sworn in?

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18h

If the shutdown ends, how long until Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva is sworn in?

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Data Bear 🏳️‍🌈 @dataandpolitics.net · 1d

Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

Reposted by Anna O. Law, David Passmore, Melissa R. Michelson , and 2 more Anna O. Law, David Passmore, Melissa R. Michelson, Mark Rice, David Darmofal

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

omg

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 2d

Justice KBJ is a brilliant strategist. She is working the rules to compel timely review of the stay in the SNAP case by both the Circuit Court and by the Supreme Court. This is why knowing which SCOTUS justice has supervision of the Circuit you file in is essential.

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Melissa R. Michelson @melissamichelson.bsky.social · 2d

Just listened to your @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social pod about the book! Thanks for writing this book & I look forward to reading it podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3d

Cameran Drew, 19, defeated his former high school government teacher by 10 votes in a race for a county supervisor seat in southeastern Virginia this week.

Virginia Teen Narrowly Defeats Former Civics Teacher in County Election

Cameran Drew, 19, defeated his former high school government teacher, Kenneth Bell, by 10 votes for a seat on the Surry County Board of Supervisors this week. There are no hard feelings.

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Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce, Melissa R. Michelson, Hisham Zerriffi

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 4d

Honestly one of the worst, most disturbing paragraphs — on the basis of process, substance, and effect — I’ve read in a Supreme Court order or opinion in a very long time.

Displaying passport holders' sex at birth no more offends equal protection principles than displaying their country of birth—in both cases, the Government is merely attesting to a historical fact without subjecting anyone to differential treatment. And on this record, respondents have failed to establish that the Government's choice to display biological sex "lack[s] any purpose other than a bare ... desire to harm a politically unpopular group." Trump v. Hawaii, 585
U. S. 667, 705 (2018) (internal quotation marks omitted).
Nor are respondents likely to prevail in arguing that the State Department acted arbitrarily and capriciously by declining to depart from Presidential rules that Congress expressly required it to follow. See 22 U. S. C. §211a.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 4d

Breaking News: Rep. Nancy Pelosi, the only female House speaker, said she would retire in 2027, ending a run as one of the most powerful women in U.S. politics. nyti.ms/3XkTV49

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eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · 4d

Many of us were saying the same thing last year. Many D and Indy voters didn't show up for Harris, and R's did, in these same places. It makes "swings" look huge, but it's not because most of these folks are changing their votes. Some are. Mostly it's just the composition of the electorate changing.

Reposted by Kim L. Scheppele, Steve Peers, Melissa R. Michelson , and 1 more Kim L. Scheppele, Steve Peers, Melissa R. Michelson, Anne Norton

Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · 4d

The Trump administration’s military strikes on alleged drug boats are “blatantly unlawful as a matter of U.S. domestic law—and a quickly spreading stain on whatever is left of the executive branch’s commitment to the rule of law.”

Me on “extrajudicial killings” in the latest issue of “One First”:

188. Five Questions About "Extrajudicial Killings"

There is no obvious legal argument to support President Trump's expanding campaign of strikes against alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. And the implications are even scarier.

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Reposted by Melissa R. Michelson, Fabián Muniesa, Laurent Dubois , and 2 more Melissa R. Michelson, Fabián Muniesa, Laurent Dubois, Nancy M. Wingfield, Monisha Bajaj

Mara Gay @maragay.bsky.social · 5d

Mamdani announces transition team:

All-female team led by Elana Leopold, a known Dem strategist; also Melanie Hartzog, who once led the NYC’s health and human services and budget offices; former dep mayor Maria Torres-Springer, and Lina Khan, the former FTC commissioner who campaigned with Mamdani

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Kevin Morris @kevintmorris.bsky.social · 5d

Latinos in VA also moved hard back to the left from last year

Melissa R. Michelson @melissamichelson.bsky.social · 6d

Off to a good start!

Reposted by Steven Heydemann, Melissa R. Michelson, Alan Richardson , and 1 more Steven Heydemann, Melissa R. Michelson, Alan Richardson, David Darmofal

Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 6d

Trump declares that Republicans have lost the shutdown. Absolutely zero reason for Dems to cave at this point

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 6d

Democrats are currently ahead in 63 (!!!) races in the Virginia House of Delegates.

If this holds, it would be one of the largest state legislature swings in the last 4 years.

Its an absolute bloodbath for anti-trans Republicans.

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Melissa R. Michelson @melissamichelson.bsky.social · 6d

It’s the economy, stupid

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Jorie Graham @joriegraham.bsky.social · 6d

Dem women governors in NJ, NY, VA, MA. 🔥🔥

Melissa R. Michelson @melissamichelson.bsky.social · 6d

Voters want to hear about the cost of living, not about transgender rights. They want to hear about affordable housing, not about attacks on DEI #DemocratsInArray

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 6d

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 6d

This account will be equal parts hopeful and gloating for the rest of the evening. To that end: Pour one out for the pile of NYC billionaire money that was utterly incinerated tonight!

Reposted by Anders Levermann, Melissa R. Michelson, Ryan Enos , and 1 more Anders Levermann, Melissa R. Michelson, Ryan Enos, Henry Jones

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 6d

57% of all ad spending by Republicans in the Virginia governors race was on anti trans ads. Just an incredibly mismanaged campaign. Anti-trans politics are a losing issue.

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 6d

Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries may not have gotten behind Zohran Mamdani—but the people of New York City emphatically did.

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Colin Dickey @colindickey.com · 6d

Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Erich Fromm, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 3 more Anna O. Law, Erich Fromm, Rosemary A. Joyce, Mark Alfano, Melissa R. Michelson, Catherine J. Frieman

Caroline Casey @cacasey.bsky.social · 6d

this is objectively hilarious

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🦃 Seth Masket 🦃 @smotus.bsky.social · 6d

“Too young” Madani is the same age Dick Cheney was when he became White House Chief of Staff

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · 6d

First Asian American mayor of Cincinnati!

Lots of firsts tonight.

First Muslim woman as Lt. Gov. of VA

First woman Governor of VA

People are voting for the America they want.

Powerfully.

And it MEANS something.

They’re voting against what they DON’T want.

Take heart!

Anxious Rage @anxiousrage.blacksky.app · 6d

Pureval got 81% of the votes over Vance’s brother! First Asian-American mayor of Cincinnati!

Matthew Wilson @mttwls.bsky.social · 6d

Looks like the Dems will pick up 12 seats in the VA House of Delegates, which will go from 51-49 to 63-37 D-R. That's an honestly shocking result.

Reposted by Melissa R. Michelson, Daniel W. Drezner, Amy W. Ando

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 6d

looks like democrats are about to flip two statewide elections with >20-point margins... in georgia

Reposted by Michael E. Mann, Erich Fromm, Melissa R. Michelson , and 7 more Michael E. Mann, Erich Fromm, Melissa R. Michelson, Henry Farrell, Michael Jones‐Correa, Claire L. Adida, Matthew P. McAllister, Afl-Cio, James M. Thomas, David Darmofal

NBC News @nbcnews.com · 6d

BREAKING: Pennsylvania voters approve to retain three state Supreme Court justices, NBC News projects, preserving Democrats’ 5-2 majority on the state’s high court.

Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats' 5-2 majority

NBC News projects the incumbents survived an up-or-down vote to keep their seats on the battleground state’s high court.

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