Jay DeSart
@jadphd.bsky.social
Chair of the Department of History and Political Science at Utah Valley University. Public opinion, voting behavior, and election forecasting.
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A much deserving winner of the very first @apsa.bsky.social Political Forecasting Group best paper award! Congrats @jadphd.bsky.social!
September 10, 2025 at 8:40 AM
A much deserving winner of the very first @apsa.bsky.social Political Forecasting Group best paper award! Congrats @jadphd.bsky.social!
If only someone had pointed out that Hegseth was unqualified to be Secretay of Defense we might have avoided this mess.
March 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
If only someone had pointed out that Hegseth was unqualified to be Secretay of Defense we might have avoided this mess.
I had so many viral dance videos ready to upload to TikTok, but I guess I can't now. Oh well.
January 22, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I had so many viral dance videos ready to upload to TikTok, but I guess I can't now. Oh well.
I am 60 years old today.
My great-grandfather died at 61.
My grandfather died at 61.
My father probably would have been dead at 61 had he not lived a mile away from the Mayo Clinic.
I better make the best of this next year.
My great-grandfather died at 61.
My grandfather died at 61.
My father probably would have been dead at 61 had he not lived a mile away from the Mayo Clinic.
I better make the best of this next year.
November 27, 2024 at 9:01 PM
I am 60 years old today.
My great-grandfather died at 61.
My grandfather died at 61.
My father probably would have been dead at 61 had he not lived a mile away from the Mayo Clinic.
I better make the best of this next year.
My great-grandfather died at 61.
My grandfather died at 61.
My father probably would have been dead at 61 had he not lived a mile away from the Mayo Clinic.
I better make the best of this next year.
First they came for the Sociologists...
I'm so glad I got out of Florida when I did, but I fear Utah might not be far behind.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/u...
I'm so glad I got out of Florida when I did, but I fear Utah might not be far behind.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/u...
Republicans Target Social Sciences to Curb Ideas They Don’t Like (Gift Article)
Conservatives in Florida have moved from explosive politics to subtler tactics to uproot liberal “indoctrination” in higher education by removing subjects like sociology from core requirements.
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:40 AM
First they came for the Sociologists...
I'm so glad I got out of Florida when I did, but I fear Utah might not be far behind.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/u...
I'm so glad I got out of Florida when I did, but I fear Utah might not be far behind.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/u...
So is this like Mastodon where we were all going to go when Elon first ruined Twitter, and then we didn't?
November 25, 2024 at 3:50 PM
So is this like Mastodon where we were all going to go when Elon first ruined Twitter, and then we didn't?