Rachel Blum
@blumrm.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Political Science & the Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center at the University of Oklahoma.
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Democracy, more than anything is a practice. I always think that the Civil Rights Movement succeeded because from the Civil War black Americans built institutions: universities, fraternities and sororities, churches, that engaged them in democratic practice.
generally speaking, and with the glaring exception of november 2024, the more directly democratic an institution has been, the better it has checked Trump (eg grand and petit juries); the more elite and insular, the less effective (the Senate, the Supreme Court, big business)
September 18, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Democracy, more than anything is a practice. I always think that the Civil Rights Movement succeeded because from the Civil War black Americans built institutions: universities, fraternities and sororities, churches, that engaged them in democratic practice.
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You guys put podcast hosts in charge of the FBI and fired all the competent agents because you thought they were woke.
September 11, 2025 at 3:04 AM
You guys put podcast hosts in charge of the FBI and fired all the competent agents because you thought they were woke.
Hot off the presses! @upennprc.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Hot off the presses! @upennprc.bsky.social
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Intra-party politics night out in Madrid #EPSA2025 #falafel
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June 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Intra-party politics night out in Madrid #EPSA2025 #falafel
@blumrm.bsky.social @janaschwenk.bsky.social @malpas.bsky.social @jacobgunderson.bsky.social @mkaltenegger.bsky.social @felixlehmann.bsky.social @fabioangiolillo.bsky.social
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On Thursday at 11:20 (0A.08) I'll be presenting "Comparing Intra-Party Factional Conflict: An Inductive Approach Using Leadership Contests", co-authored with @blumrm.bsky.social and @malpas.bsky.social in the panel "Intra-Party Conflict in Comparative Perspective" #EPSA2025
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June 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
On Thursday at 11:20 (0A.08) I'll be presenting "Comparing Intra-Party Factional Conflict: An Inductive Approach Using Leadership Contests", co-authored with @blumrm.bsky.social and @malpas.bsky.social in the panel "Intra-Party Conflict in Comparative Perspective" #EPSA2025
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It’s been an exciting day at the Carl Albert Center! 🎉
A huge congratulations to my colleagues at the Carl Albert Center and Dept. of Political Science at OU. Rachel Blum @blumrm.bsky.social was tenured and promoted to Associate Professor and Chuck Finocchiaro @cjfinocchiaro.bsky.social was promoted to full Professor.
March 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It’s been an exciting day at the Carl Albert Center! 🎉
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The public really needs to understand this. Every university system in the world rests on public funding, there has never been an alternative model at any time in history.
We have universities for literally the same reason that we have roads and armies.
We have universities for literally the same reason that we have roads and armies.
I don't disagree that the US university business model was/is fragile, but surely not for this reason?
There is no society in the history of humanity that has successfully built a good university system without massive govt subsidies. US had already pushed the idea very far.
There is no society in the history of humanity that has successfully built a good university system without massive govt subsidies. US had already pushed the idea very far.
March 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The public really needs to understand this. Every university system in the world rests on public funding, there has never been an alternative model at any time in history.
We have universities for literally the same reason that we have roads and armies.
We have universities for literally the same reason that we have roads and armies.
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Postcard from Trumpland
March 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Postcard from Trumpland
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1. Short everything
2. Announce tariffs
3. Close out short positions
4. Buy the dip
5. Call off the tariffs
6. Sell the spike
7. Repeat
Is there any reason to believe Trump's entire inner circle isn't doing this?
2. Announce tariffs
3. Close out short positions
4. Buy the dip
5. Call off the tariffs
6. Sell the spike
7. Repeat
Is there any reason to believe Trump's entire inner circle isn't doing this?
BREAKING: US Commerce Secretary Lutnick has said: Trump may roll back Canada and Mexico tariffs tomorrow
March 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
1. Short everything
2. Announce tariffs
3. Close out short positions
4. Buy the dip
5. Call off the tariffs
6. Sell the spike
7. Repeat
Is there any reason to believe Trump's entire inner circle isn't doing this?
2. Announce tariffs
3. Close out short positions
4. Buy the dip
5. Call off the tariffs
6. Sell the spike
7. Repeat
Is there any reason to believe Trump's entire inner circle isn't doing this?
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February 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
We are HIRING a teaching specialist in American pols at OU. Ranked Renewable Term line. Perks: working with great people, access to a refrigerator full of Dr. Pepper, and more! Contact me (or Tyler Johnson - search chair) if interested: apply.interfolio.com/163303
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The Dept. of Political Science at OU is hiring the Henry Bellmon Chair of Public Service, an endowed tenured position in public administration at the rank of associate or full professor. I know little about the position but am happy to answer questions about OU and Norman
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February 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The Dept. of Political Science at OU is hiring the Henry Bellmon Chair of Public Service, an endowed tenured position in public administration at the rank of associate or full professor. I know little about the position but am happy to answer questions about OU and Norman
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Put simply, constitutional checks and balances are not functioning as intended because the system was not designed for agents with robust partisanship that is highly polarized. A polarized legislature is unable to check other branches effectively because partisan incentives beat institutional ones.
February 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Put simply, constitutional checks and balances are not functioning as intended because the system was not designed for agents with robust partisanship that is highly polarized. A polarized legislature is unable to check other branches effectively because partisan incentives beat institutional ones.
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New Cambridge Element 'Cooperating Factions' by @blumrm.bsky.social & @profhansnoel.bsky.social is now free to read for 4 weeks!
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"This Element uses data on party leader endorsements in nominations to identify a network of party actors..."
#cambridgeelements #politics
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"This Element uses data on party leader endorsements in nominations to identify a network of party actors..."
#cambridgeelements #politics
December 6, 2024 at 4:36 PM
New Cambridge Element 'Cooperating Factions' by @blumrm.bsky.social & @profhansnoel.bsky.social is now free to read for 4 weeks!
cup.org/4iqOjiu
"This Element uses data on party leader endorsements in nominations to identify a network of party actors..."
#cambridgeelements #politics
cup.org/4iqOjiu
"This Element uses data on party leader endorsements in nominations to identify a network of party actors..."
#cambridgeelements #politics
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Anything from @blumrm.bsky.social is a MUST read!
New Cambridge Element 'Cooperating Factions' by @blumrm.bsky.social & @profhansnoel.bsky.social is now free to read for 4 weeks!
cup.org/4iqOjiu
"This Element uses data on party leader endorsements in nominations to identify a network of party actors..."
#cambridgeelements #politics
cup.org/4iqOjiu
"This Element uses data on party leader endorsements in nominations to identify a network of party actors..."
#cambridgeelements #politics
December 6, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Anything from @blumrm.bsky.social is a MUST read!
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Be sure to check out this new book by our Carl Albert Center and OU Political Science colleague Rachel Blum @blumrm.bsky.social and Hans Noel @profhansnoel.bsky.social
New Cambridge Element 'Cooperating Factions' by @blumrm.bsky.social & @profhansnoel.bsky.social is now free to read for 4 weeks!
cup.org/4iqOjiu
"This Element uses data on party leader endorsements in nominations to identify a network of party actors..."
#cambridgeelements #politics
cup.org/4iqOjiu
"This Element uses data on party leader endorsements in nominations to identify a network of party actors..."
#cambridgeelements #politics
December 6, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Be sure to check out this new book by our Carl Albert Center and OU Political Science colleague Rachel Blum @blumrm.bsky.social and Hans Noel @profhansnoel.bsky.social
New pub with Jon Green, @kshoub.bsky.social, and Lindsey Cormack! Happy Saturday. 😉
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March 2, 2024 at 7:12 PM
New pub with Jon Green, @kshoub.bsky.social, and Lindsey Cormack! Happy Saturday. 😉
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Seems like a good day to read @blumrm.bsky.social, How the Tea Party Captured the GOP.
October 27, 2023 at 7:05 PM
Seems like a good day to read @blumrm.bsky.social, How the Tea Party Captured the GOP.