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
For those who don't know it, here's one of the foundational (if slightly older at this point) studies on this effect, from Anzia and Berry in @ajpseditor.bsky.social (2011).
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If voters are biased against female candidates, only the most talented, hardest working female candidates will succeed in the electoral process. Furthermore, if women perceive there to be sex discri...
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December 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
For those who don't know it, here's one of the foundational (if slightly older at this point) studies on this effect, from Anzia and Berry in @ajpseditor.bsky.social (2011).
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
19th time is the charm with the APSA member survey
December 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
19th time is the charm with the APSA member survey
Think of the few MCs who *might* have trouble maintaining a DC lifestyle on a member's salary. Preserving their ability to trade stock on their nonexistent wealth is not going to help them do this. It's a complete straw man, it's insulting, and every member should make $1m a year base salary.
December 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Think of the few MCs who *might* have trouble maintaining a DC lifestyle on a member's salary. Preserving their ability to trade stock on their nonexistent wealth is not going to help them do this. It's a complete straw man, it's insulting, and every member should make $1m a year base salary.
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“a member of the DSA steering committee came up to me, big DSA member, strong DSA member, tears pouring from his eyes down onto his bright yellow zohran tote bag, and he said to me, he said, sir, labor is the source of all value. and i said, its so true. solidarity, comrade”
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
“a member of the DSA steering committee came up to me, big DSA member, strong DSA member, tears pouring from his eyes down onto his bright yellow zohran tote bag, and he said to me, he said, sir, labor is the source of all value. and i said, its so true. solidarity, comrade”