Robert Alexander
@bgsuprof.bsky.social
Founding Director, Democracy and Public Policy Network at BGSU. Author of Representation and the Electoral College, Oxford University Press.
Lots of “yard work” this weekend.
November 17, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Lots of “yard work” this weekend.
In 2018, 3 out of 4 (!) voters chose to pass an amendment in Ohio to “end the partisan process for drawing congressional districts” and ensure a “transparent process” and yet here we are.
October 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
In 2018, 3 out of 4 (!) voters chose to pass an amendment in Ohio to “end the partisan process for drawing congressional districts” and ensure a “transparent process” and yet here we are.
New BGSU/YouGov Poll of OH registered voters N=800 MOE +/-4.5 (sample weighted Trump+10)
Trump favorability (41-51) -10
OH Senate -
49/48 Brown/Husted
OH Governor-
50/47 Ramaswamy/Acton
49/47 Ramaswamy/Ryan
Tons more on Epstein, Kirk, ICE
www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sci...
Trump favorability (41-51) -10
OH Senate -
49/48 Brown/Husted
OH Governor-
50/47 Ramaswamy/Acton
49/47 Ramaswamy/Ryan
Tons more on Epstein, Kirk, ICE
www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sci...
BGSU Poll
The BGSU Poll conducts regular statewide polling in Ohio to better understand citizen views on a variety of issues and political preferences. A team of scholars
www.bgsu.edu
October 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
New BGSU/YouGov Poll of OH registered voters N=800 MOE +/-4.5 (sample weighted Trump+10)
Trump favorability (41-51) -10
OH Senate -
49/48 Brown/Husted
OH Governor-
50/47 Ramaswamy/Acton
49/47 Ramaswamy/Ryan
Tons more on Epstein, Kirk, ICE
www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sci...
Trump favorability (41-51) -10
OH Senate -
49/48 Brown/Husted
OH Governor-
50/47 Ramaswamy/Acton
49/47 Ramaswamy/Ryan
Tons more on Epstein, Kirk, ICE
www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sci...
Having a sense of dread every time you are pinged with a news notification is a rough way to go through life.
September 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Having a sense of dread every time you are pinged with a news notification is a rough way to go through life.
Some day we will get out of this mess but it’s gonna take so much work.
September 26, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Some day we will get out of this mess but it’s gonna take so much work.
Online world is so radically different than the “real world” but I’m afraid a lot of really online people can’t acknowledge that and it’s making its way into that “real world.”
September 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Online world is so radically different than the “real world” but I’m afraid a lot of really online people can’t acknowledge that and it’s making its way into that “real world.”
Had I just read a ridiculous post 10 minutes prior? Yes…yes I did.
September 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Had I just read a ridiculous post 10 minutes prior? Yes…yes I did.
I’ve seen enough hate for the day. Logging off for the night.
September 11, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I’ve seen enough hate for the day. Logging off for the night.
Wrote this a couple of years ago and it’s only gotten worse.
www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/202...
www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/202...
www.realclearpolitics.com
September 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Wrote this a couple of years ago and it’s only gotten worse.
www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/202...
www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/202...
Was introducing @dannagal.bsky.social’s work on misinformation in my public opinion class yesterday. I suspect those students are seeing much of what we discussed play out in real time over the last day.
September 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Was introducing @dannagal.bsky.social’s work on misinformation in my public opinion class yesterday. I suspect those students are seeing much of what we discussed play out in real time over the last day.
Trump, Epstein, Diddy…Eyes Wide Shut stuff has to be real.
September 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Trump, Epstein, Diddy…Eyes Wide Shut stuff has to be real.
There was so much more hope coming of age in the 80s and 90s. The last 25 years has been a rough time for the USA and the world.
September 7, 2025 at 2:44 AM
There was so much more hope coming of age in the 80s and 90s. The last 25 years has been a rough time for the USA and the world.
“U.S. job growth has almost entirely ground to a standstill, according to government data released Friday.”
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
The U.S. added just 22,000 jobs in August, confirming dramatic slowdown in the labor market
The August report is the first since Trump fired a top Labor Department official over accusations of releasing inaccurate data.
www.nbcnews.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
“U.S. job growth has almost entirely ground to a standstill, according to government data released Friday.”
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
I must have missed the part where the president has unrestrained power in Article II.
Trump: “I have the right to do anything I want to do. I’m the president of the United States. If I think our country is in danger, and it is in danger in these cities, I can do it.”
August 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I must have missed the part where the president has unrestrained power in Article II.
It’s day 2 and my “to do” list is already a novella 😂.
August 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It’s day 2 and my “to do” list is already a novella 😂.
28 years and I’m still nervous the night before the first day of classes.
August 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
28 years and I’m still nervous the night before the first day of classes.
We really need decent people to run for public office at ALL levels of government.
August 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
We really need decent people to run for public office at ALL levels of government.
The probability students read every word of a 20-page syllabus has to be next to 0. #MakeSyllabiMeaningfulAgain
August 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
The probability students read every word of a 20-page syllabus has to be next to 0. #MakeSyllabiMeaningfulAgain
I already feel behind and then I see this😕
August 19, 2025 at 1:42 AM
I already feel behind and then I see this😕
Posting now for a later time:
Consumer costs rise dramatically and Trump gives out “tariff dividends” that do not actually cover those rising costs.
Consumer costs rise dramatically and Trump gives out “tariff dividends” that do not actually cover those rising costs.
August 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Posting now for a later time:
Consumer costs rise dramatically and Trump gives out “tariff dividends” that do not actually cover those rising costs.
Consumer costs rise dramatically and Trump gives out “tariff dividends” that do not actually cover those rising costs.
When Aldi prices are looking like normal grocery store prices I have to believe most people are seeing a pretty steep rise in their grocery bills.
August 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
When Aldi prices are looking like normal grocery store prices I have to believe most people are seeing a pretty steep rise in their grocery bills.
Tariffs are taxes.
Tariff (noun) —
a TAX or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
Definition from Oxford Languages
a TAX or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports.
Definition from Oxford Languages
July 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Tariffs are taxes.
Government is not a business.
July 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Government is not a business.
Went for an evening walk and stopped for a moment to take in the MLK statue on ONU’s campus. Needed message in these times.
June 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Went for an evening walk and stopped for a moment to take in the MLK statue on ONU’s campus. Needed message in these times.