Omar Wasow
@owasow.bsky.social
Asst Prof, UC Berkeley, Political Science. Study protests, stats & race: 1/ Agenda Seeding http://j.mp/agenda-seeding 2/ Race as a Bundle of Sticks http://j.mp/bundle-of
I’m using a bike that adapts the resistance to the individual rider’s estimated max and even 30 seconds feels like a challenging recovery window on 4 seconds of sprinting. 8/12 sounds even more intense!
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I’m using a bike that adapts the resistance to the individual rider’s estimated max and even 30 seconds feels like a challenging recovery window on 4 seconds of sprinting. 8/12 sounds even more intense!
He has worn spray paint tan for years. No reason to think it’s inauthentic.
November 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
He has worn spray paint tan for years. No reason to think it’s inauthentic.
For a deeper dive into our paper and past Republican gains among the working-class, see this thread:
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A recent @nytimes.com analysis found that over the last three presidential elections "Republicans are overwhelmingly making gains in working-class counties. Democrats are improving almost exclusively in wealthier areas." Our research shows similar patterns among donors. 🧵 cup.org/4cfm0Az
November 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
For a deeper dive into our paper and past Republican gains among the working-class, see this thread:
bsky.app/profile/owas...
bsky.app/profile/owas...
Trump ran as a populist but has governed as a plutocrat. The coalition that lifted him—including new small donors—appears to be voting with their feet, and their ballots.
As Malcolm X said, “the chickens are coming home to roost.”
“Plutopopulism: Wealth and Trump’s Financial Base” cup.org/4cfm0Az
As Malcolm X said, “the chickens are coming home to roost.”
“Plutopopulism: Wealth and Trump’s Financial Base” cup.org/4cfm0Az
Plutopopulism: Wealth and Trump’s Financial Base | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Plutopopulism: Wealth and Trump’s Financial Base
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November 8, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Trump ran as a populist but has governed as a plutocrat. The coalition that lifted him—including new small donors—appears to be voting with their feet, and their ballots.
As Malcolm X said, “the chickens are coming home to roost.”
“Plutopopulism: Wealth and Trump’s Financial Base” cup.org/4cfm0Az
As Malcolm X said, “the chickens are coming home to roost.”
“Plutopopulism: Wealth and Trump’s Financial Base” cup.org/4cfm0Az
Today @nytimes.com is reporting that, in addition to previous tax cuts, “The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big companies and the ultrarich.” Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b... cup.org/4cfm0Az
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Today @nytimes.com is reporting that, in addition to previous tax cuts, “The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big companies and the ultrarich.” Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b... cup.org/4cfm0Az
But governing is different from campaigning. Once in office, Trump led more as a plutocrat than a populist. The “One Big Beautiful Bill” paired multi-trillion dollar tax cuts heavily benefiting wealthy households and corporations with reduced benefits for working-class programs. 3/ cup.org/4cfm0Az
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
But governing is different from campaigning. Once in office, Trump led more as a plutocrat than a populist. The “One Big Beautiful Bill” paired multi-trillion dollar tax cuts heavily benefiting wealthy households and corporations with reduced benefits for working-class programs. 3/ cup.org/4cfm0Az
In our data—108 million homeowner-voters linked to campaign donations—we find Trump underperformed with wealthy in 2016 but, by 2020, mobilized a mass of non-wealthy donors. Bottom 90% nearly matched top 10% of dollars. He didn’t need establishment elites; he built something new. 2/ cup.org/4cfm0Az
November 8, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In our data—108 million homeowner-voters linked to campaign donations—we find Trump underperformed with wealthy in 2016 but, by 2020, mobilized a mass of non-wealthy donors. Bottom 90% nearly matched top 10% of dollars. He didn’t need establishment elites; he built something new. 2/ cup.org/4cfm0Az
Nice! Glad that research might prove useful to you, too.
November 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Nice! Glad that research might prove useful to you, too.
“After six weeks of performing three, 3x20-second interval sessions per week, for a total of 18 minutes of intense exercise, the volunteers were significantly more aerobically fit and healthier, with improved blood pressure numbers and markers of muscular health.” Gift link:
How to Do the Shortest Workout Possible (Published 2017)
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
“After six weeks of performing three, 3x20-second interval sessions per week, for a total of 18 minutes of intense exercise, the volunteers were significantly more aerobically fit and healthier, with improved blood pressure numbers and markers of muscular health.” Gift link:
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LA County developed a publicly owned and open source voting system that supports 18 different languages. It's ADA compliant. (Though a second generation voting machine is coming out to make it easier for low vision and blind voters).
No Diebold, etc. no proprietary black box software
No Diebold, etc. no proprietary black box software
November 6, 2025 at 6:18 AM
LA County developed a publicly owned and open source voting system that supports 18 different languages. It's ADA compliant. (Though a second generation voting machine is coming out to make it easier for low vision and blind voters).
No Diebold, etc. no proprietary black box software
No Diebold, etc. no proprietary black box software
Sorry, don't have that handy.
November 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Sorry, don't have that handy.