Jacob Hacker
@jacobhacker.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science; co-director, Ludwig Program on Public Leadership, Yale Law School; co-leader, Consortium on American Political Economy (CAPE); director, Yale American Political Economy eXchange (APEX); jacobhacker.com
5/ And big unpopular policies like those cuts can break through -- even without going into effect. Think the failed ACA repeal and replace effort in 2017, which devastated Republicans in 2018. Our survey shows Senators who voted for this bill are vulnerable:
July 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
5/ And big unpopular policies like those cuts can break through -- even without going into effect. Think the failed ACA repeal and replace effort in 2017, which devastated Republicans in 2018. Our survey shows Senators who voted for this bill are vulnerable:
4/ This is consistent with a larger problem: the voters who need to be mobilized are generally less attentive to politics, and Republicans have proved much more adept than Democrats at dominating the kinds of media that reach less attentive voters. Even so, the Medicaid cuts have gotten attention!
July 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
4/ This is consistent with a larger problem: the voters who need to be mobilized are generally less attentive to politics, and Republicans have proved much more adept than Democrats at dominating the kinds of media that reach less attentive voters. Even so, the Medicaid cuts have gotten attention!
3/ Now for the bad news: most voters know surprisingly little about the bill. They've heard about "no tax on tips" and "no tax on overtime"--small provisions relative to the big tax cuts for the rich (and not very helpful to most working folks).
July 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
3/ Now for the bad news: most voters know surprisingly little about the bill. They've heard about "no tax on tips" and "no tax on overtime"--small provisions relative to the big tax cuts for the rich (and not very helpful to most working folks).
Really excited about this online convening May 19-20 to better understand the contemporary challenges and opportunities of Democratic governance in blue trifectas. Important for housing, climate, inflation, and so much more -- especially today! Register: t.co/Pm4bIJHn1O
May 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Really excited about this online convening May 19-20 to better understand the contemporary challenges and opportunities of Democratic governance in blue trifectas. Important for housing, climate, inflation, and so much more -- especially today! Register: t.co/Pm4bIJHn1O
Hope you can make this @bostonreview.bsky.social virtual event on the future of the Democratic Party with Paul Pierson, Lily Geismer, Joshua Cohen, and me! April 1 (no joke!) at 7pm ET. Register 👇
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March 29, 2024 at 7:53 PM
Hope you can make this @bostonreview.bsky.social virtual event on the future of the Democratic Party with Paul Pierson, Lily Geismer, Joshua Cohen, and me! April 1 (no joke!) at 7pm ET. Register 👇
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This is going to be a great (in-person) event! Each of the amazing panelists will make available a work-in-progress on revitalizing the administrative state. @awhf.bsky.social; @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social; @ispsyale.bsky.social; @cape-team.bsky.social
January 25, 2024 at 2:20 PM
This is going to be a great (in-person) event! Each of the amazing panelists will make available a work-in-progress on revitalizing the administrative state. @awhf.bsky.social; @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social; @ispsyale.bsky.social; @cape-team.bsky.social
Calling all scholars within driving distance of Hartford, CT, who want to connect with CT policymakers regarding their research! CT SSN is co-hosting "Moving Beyond Implications" on 1/9/24 at the LOB. Here's the RFP and RSVP link: chip.uconn.edu/mbic-1-9-24-2/ (abstract deadline: 12/9 @ 12pm).
December 6, 2023 at 5:55 PM
Calling all scholars within driving distance of Hartford, CT, who want to connect with CT policymakers regarding their research! CT SSN is co-hosting "Moving Beyond Implications" on 1/9/24 at the LOB. Here's the RFP and RSVP link: chip.uconn.edu/mbic-1-9-24-2/ (abstract deadline: 12/9 @ 12pm).
Paul Pierson & I are seeking @ispsyale.bsky.social predoctoral fellows for 2024-25 interested in American Political Economy (www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org) (Our amazing predoc @malpas.bsky.social is moving on to greater things.) Encourage undergraduates to apply at tobin.yale.edu/opportunitie...
November 18, 2023 at 5:03 PM
Paul Pierson & I are seeking @ispsyale.bsky.social predoctoral fellows for 2024-25 interested in American Political Economy (www.americanpoliticaleconomy.org) (Our amazing predoc @malpas.bsky.social is moving on to greater things.) Encourage undergraduates to apply at tobin.yale.edu/opportunitie...