Charlie Hunt
@charlesrhunt.com
Polisci Prof at Boise State and RI native. Congress, elections, and representation are my things. Dogs are my actual things. I co-host the podcast "Scandalized" on the NPR Network: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/1259047598/scandalized
GOP departures up to 27, the 3rd-most of either party since 2006. 1 and 2 are the GOP in 2018 and 2020. "Trump is president" really seems to be the highest-powered explanatory variable of the modern era.
As always, the loudest of shout-outs to @the-downballot.com for the invaluable departure data.
As always, the loudest of shout-outs to @the-downballot.com for the invaluable departure data.
December 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
GOP departures up to 27, the 3rd-most of either party since 2006. 1 and 2 are the GOP in 2018 and 2020. "Trump is president" really seems to be the highest-powered explanatory variable of the modern era.
As always, the loudest of shout-outs to @the-downballot.com for the invaluable departure data.
As always, the loudest of shout-outs to @the-downballot.com for the invaluable departure data.
In case you were wondering what YouTube recommends first when you turn off your watch history/subscriptions and start from scratch
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
In case you were wondering what YouTube recommends first when you turn off your watch history/subscriptions and start from scratch
"So really it's a game of both luck and strategy, and the object (as you may have guessed, your Holiness) is to accumulate cones"
November 16, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"So really it's a game of both luck and strategy, and the object (as you may have guessed, your Holiness) is to accumulate cones"
“Somehow, Woody returned.”
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“Somehow, Woody returned.”
Ah yes the choices, and how vexing they are
October 18, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Ah yes the choices, and how vexing they are
Working unbelievably hard over here
October 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Working unbelievably hard over here
I know there's a lot going on right now and this is a small thing, but can we please scrub "trade barbs" as an idiom from all future political news coverage?
Or alternatively, we start applying it to all high-profile white-knuckle conflicts, e.g. "Kendrick and Drake traded barbs"
Or alternatively, we start applying it to all high-profile white-knuckle conflicts, e.g. "Kendrick and Drake traded barbs"
October 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I know there's a lot going on right now and this is a small thing, but can we please scrub "trade barbs" as an idiom from all future political news coverage?
Or alternatively, we start applying it to all high-profile white-knuckle conflicts, e.g. "Kendrick and Drake traded barbs"
Or alternatively, we start applying it to all high-profile white-knuckle conflicts, e.g. "Kendrick and Drake traded barbs"
All for it. I went camping this weekend in the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho and had an absolute blast.
September 30, 2025 at 3:45 AM
All for it. I went camping this weekend in the Sawtooth Mountains in Idaho and had an absolute blast.
This seems right to me. In addition to being both terrible and ill-conceived policy, the Vought threat was probably a really bad political miscalculation.
September 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This seems right to me. In addition to being both terrible and ill-conceived policy, the Vought threat was probably a really bad political miscalculation.
When you shop on Amazon dot com, your choices are clear
September 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
When you shop on Amazon dot com, your choices are clear
Buddy I haven't made the switch to Stata 14
September 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Buddy I haven't made the switch to Stata 14
I recently turned off my watch history on YouTube to see what the algo suggests without the benefit of knowing what I've watched previously. Here's the top of the "recommended" sidebar as I was watching a video on buddhism today.
I know it's hard to tell, but see if you can spot the outlier!
I know it's hard to tell, but see if you can spot the outlier!
September 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I recently turned off my watch history on YouTube to see what the algo suggests without the benefit of knowing what I've watched previously. Here's the top of the "recommended" sidebar as I was watching a video on buddhism today.
I know it's hard to tell, but see if you can spot the outlier!
I know it's hard to tell, but see if you can spot the outlier!
Ew omg buddy go back to work
August 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Ew omg buddy go back to work