Adam Sheingate
@adamsheingate.bsky.social
Political Science Johns Hopkins University US politics, Ag policy, American political development.
Here's the Eight Democratic Senators who voted to end the shutdown arrayed from left to right using their first dimension nominate scores. No real surprise. As many noted, Coons and Warner (both to the right of Kaine) are up for reelection in '26.
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Here's the Eight Democratic Senators who voted to end the shutdown arrayed from left to right using their first dimension nominate scores. No real surprise. As many noted, Coons and Warner (both to the right of Kaine) are up for reelection in '26.
Reading Umberto Eco’s “How to write a thesis” in my undergraduate honors seminar. Eco is a big believer in using index cards to catalog research, which prompted me to dig out my PhD notes from 30 years ago. Passed them around with my students like a sacred artifact from an analog past.
October 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Reading Umberto Eco’s “How to write a thesis” in my undergraduate honors seminar. Eco is a big believer in using index cards to catalog research, which prompted me to dig out my PhD notes from 30 years ago. Passed them around with my students like a sacred artifact from an analog past.
For a long time, Congress linked farm subsidies and food stamps when it passed a multi-year farm bill. That coalition is now effectively dead, but it is still worth noting which counties depend on farm subsidies, SNAP, or both.
October 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
For a long time, Congress linked farm subsidies and food stamps when it passed a multi-year farm bill. That coalition is now effectively dead, but it is still worth noting which counties depend on farm subsidies, SNAP, or both.
According to the USDA, 17.9% of households with children experienced food insecurity in 2023. Yesterday, the USDA said it was cancelling its annual food insecurity report. Today, they placed the economists responsible for the survey on indefinite leave.
September 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
According to the USDA, 17.9% of households with children experienced food insecurity in 2023. Yesterday, the USDA said it was cancelling its annual food insecurity report. Today, they placed the economists responsible for the survey on indefinite leave.
Here's a similar figure for SNAP recipients
July 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Here's a similar figure for SNAP recipients
Chris Ansell’s work gets at the multiple meanings and uses of experimentation. Here’s one example.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
March 6, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Chris Ansell’s work gets at the multiple meanings and uses of experimentation. Here’s one example.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Worth remembering that in April of 2024, a majority of House Republicans voted against the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. The bill passed 311-112 on a cross-party coalition (Dems: 210-0; GOP: 101-112). Voteview ideological breakdown.
March 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Worth remembering that in April of 2024, a majority of House Republicans voted against the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. The bill passed 311-112 on a cross-party coalition (Dems: 210-0; GOP: 101-112). Voteview ideological breakdown.
Yes, ideological dispersion on the right has grown and is reflected in difficulty keeping GOP caucus together in the House.
February 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Yes, ideological dispersion on the right has grown and is reflected in difficulty keeping GOP caucus together in the House.
Here's a list of the top 10 Republicans in terms of federal employment (and their office phone numbers).
February 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Here's a list of the top 10 Republicans in terms of federal employment (and their office phone numbers).
Lots of GOP House members have large numbers of federal employees in their districts. Yes, DC metro is hardest hit by DOGE, but the pain from cuts will be felt across the country. crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/...
February 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Lots of GOP House members have large numbers of federal employees in their districts. Yes, DC metro is hardest hit by DOGE, but the pain from cuts will be felt across the country. crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/...
I'm running a film series on Demagogues and Democracy as part of my intro course this semester. First up: Gabriel Over the White House (1933). A few observations (spoilers)
February 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I'm running a film series on Demagogues and Democracy as part of my intro course this semester. First up: Gabriel Over the White House (1933). A few observations (spoilers)
Finally, in contrast to the highly competitive nature of national elections, only a handful of states have such narrow majorities where control of the chamber is up for grabs. In addition, Republicans are now the majority in most state legislatures. This is a relatively recent phenomenon.
January 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Finally, in contrast to the highly competitive nature of national elections, only a handful of states have such narrow majorities where control of the chamber is up for grabs. In addition, Republicans are now the majority in most state legislatures. This is a relatively recent phenomenon.
At the same time, the Supreme Court has become ideologically aligned with the Republican Party. In the past, the party of the appointing president had little relation to whether a judge would rule in a conservative or liberal manner. This is no longer the case.
January 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
At the same time, the Supreme Court has become ideologically aligned with the Republican Party. In the past, the party of the appointing president had little relation to whether a judge would rule in a conservative or liberal manner. This is no longer the case.
These two trends have produced a partisan deadlock in national politics. At the same time, there has been a distinct partisan shift in our institutions. Republicans have reshaped the federal judiciary even though neither party has enjoyed a clear advantage in presidential elections.
January 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
These two trends have produced a partisan deadlock in national politics. At the same time, there has been a distinct partisan shift in our institutions. Republicans have reshaped the federal judiciary even though neither party has enjoyed a clear advantage in presidential elections.
We are living through the longest period of intense partisan competition in U.S. history. With neither party able to secure a sizable majority, much less hold on to one, we exist in a prolonged partisan interregnum.
January 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
We are living through the longest period of intense partisan competition in U.S. history. With neither party able to secure a sizable majority, much less hold on to one, we exist in a prolonged partisan interregnum.
The presidency is increasingly out of phase with the ebbs and flows of the party system. The Democratic Party dominated politics for the first half of the 19th c, followed by an extended period of Republican control. This pattern effectively ended with FDR and the rise of the modern presidency.
January 18, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The presidency is increasingly out of phase with the ebbs and flows of the party system. The Democratic Party dominated politics for the first half of the 19th c, followed by an extended period of Republican control. This pattern effectively ended with FDR and the rise of the modern presidency.
I've updated the Election Spending Dashboard. In the 9 weeks after Labor Day, Harris + allied groups outspent Trump by almost a 2-1 margin overall and almost 3-1 on media. Total presidential spending was about $600 million more than it was in 2020.
election-spending-data.shinyapps.io/dashboard/
election-spending-data.shinyapps.io/dashboard/
January 13, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I've updated the Election Spending Dashboard. In the 9 weeks after Labor Day, Harris + allied groups outspent Trump by almost a 2-1 margin overall and almost 3-1 on media. Total presidential spending was about $600 million more than it was in 2020.
election-spending-data.shinyapps.io/dashboard/
election-spending-data.shinyapps.io/dashboard/
Muppets from Space is a great movie. So are the two Hellboy movies. I only just realized Jeffrey Tambor essentially plays the same character in both.
January 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Muppets from Space is a great movie. So are the two Hellboy movies. I only just realized Jeffrey Tambor essentially plays the same character in both.
My wife uncovered this list of our “favorite things” from a semester in Dublin in 2010 when I was teaching at UCD and we enrolled our kids (5 and 10 at the time) in Irish national schools. I really miss the 3 P’s (a pub, a pint, and a paper).
December 28, 2024 at 7:11 PM
My wife uncovered this list of our “favorite things” from a semester in Dublin in 2010 when I was teaching at UCD and we enrolled our kids (5 and 10 at the time) in Irish national schools. I really miss the 3 P’s (a pub, a pint, and a paper).
Listened to Remain in Light today for the first time in years (possibly decades). Hearing that record
as a teenager and the Afrobeat influences running through the album planted the seed for a future appreciation of world music.
as a teenager and the Afrobeat influences running through the album planted the seed for a future appreciation of world music.
December 7, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Listened to Remain in Light today for the first time in years (possibly decades). Hearing that record
as a teenager and the Afrobeat influences running through the album planted the seed for a future appreciation of world music.
as a teenager and the Afrobeat influences running through the album planted the seed for a future appreciation of world music.
My friends have this nice holiday tradition: a beer advent calendar. Everyone buys a case of beer and we each get back a selection of special brews to carry us through the season.
November 29, 2024 at 7:51 PM
My friends have this nice holiday tradition: a beer advent calendar. Everyone buys a case of beer and we each get back a selection of special brews to carry us through the season.
Some data on swing state expenditures for administrative expenses such as salaries, rent, events, etc. by the Harris/Trump campaigns and related Super PACs. Blue circles are zip codes where Harris outspent Trump; red is where Trump outspent Harris. Here's Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
November 6, 2024 at 1:01 AM
Some data on swing state expenditures for administrative expenses such as salaries, rent, events, etc. by the Harris/Trump campaigns and related Super PACs. Blue circles are zip codes where Harris outspent Trump; red is where Trump outspent Harris. Here's Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
So far, it looks like Democrats have outspent Republicans this cycle. Since September 1, Dems have spent $2.1 billion compared to $1.6 billion for the GOP. Harris and allied committees have outspent Trump $829m to $503m.*
*These totals will change when we get final reports from the FEC.
*These totals will change when we get final reports from the FEC.
November 4, 2024 at 1:31 PM
So far, it looks like Democrats have outspent Republicans this cycle. Since September 1, Dems have spent $2.1 billion compared to $1.6 billion for the GOP. Harris and allied committees have outspent Trump $829m to $503m.*
*These totals will change when we get final reports from the FEC.
*These totals will change when we get final reports from the FEC.
