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LSE US Politics and Policy blog - USAPP
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Multi-disciplinary blog covering all aspects of USA governance, economics, politics, culture and society. Also covers Canada and Mexico. Part of the LSE Phelan United States Centre.

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Inclusive – not hostile – state policies promote linked fate among Latino immigrants finds @tntrummel.bsky.social of UC Santa Barbara blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
Inclusive – not hostile – state policies promote linked fate among Latino immigrants | USAPP
Inclusive state policies related to immigration are associated with stronger immigrant linked fate among Latino immigrants.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Trump will try and steal the midterms by suppressing the vote and controlling the narrative argue @benworthy.bsky.social of Birkbeck College and @josephineharmon.bsky.social of @northeasternu.bsky.social

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The 2026 Midterms: Trump will try and steal the midterms by suppressing the vote and controlling the narrative | USAPP
Trump’s recent actions suggest he may try to manipulate the outcome of the midterms by undermining the voting system and by pushing disinformation about the result being “rigged”.
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November 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Prop 50’s victory in California has secured Governor Gavin Newsom as the leader of the Trump redistricting counterattack writes Jeff Cummins of Fresno State University

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The 2026 Midterms: Prop 50’s victory in California has secured Governor Gavin Newsom as the leader of the Trump redistricting counterattack | USAPP
Gavin Newsom has set himself to be the face of the Democratic response to Donald Trump’s redistricting ambitions.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Trump’s immigration policies deny human dignity, but another way is possible writes Sandra Portocarrero of the LSE Department of Management

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Trump’s immigration policies deny human dignity, but another way is possible | USAPP
Human dignity is an inherent quality, and should not be based on someone’s worth to American society.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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To shore up American democracy, look to city hall write Stephanie Leiser, Debra Horner and Natalie Fitzpatrick of the Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy at the University of Michigan

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To shore up American democracy, look to city hall | USAPP
Recent years have seen increasing concerns over the state of democracy in the US, with a majority of Americans believing it to be under threat. Using data from an annual survey, Stephanie Leiser, Debr...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Autocracy 2.0: How China’s Rise Reinvented Tyranny with @proflind.bsky.social | The Ballpark podcast

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Autocracy 2.0: How China’s Rise Reinvented Tyranny with Dr Jennifer Lind | The Ballpark podcast | USAPP
The last three decades have seen China’s economic rise. Alongside this, China has become much more influential on the global stage, emerging as a competitor to the United States in many arenas, includ...
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November 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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A greater focus on tangible economic issues like student debt relief could help Democrats win back young voters argue William Harrison and @jacobfhsmith.bsky.social of Fordham University

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A greater focus on tangible economic issues like student debt relief could help Democrats win back young voters | USAPP
Many voters were potentially persuadable had the Biden administration taken more actions on student debt.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Economic populism isn’t as appealing to Americans as progressive Democrats believe writes Andrew J. Taylor of North Carolina State University

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Economic populism isn’t as appealing to Americans as progressive Democrats believe | USAPP
Most Americans are not supportive of economic policies which would widely redistribute resources across the country.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Political parties create the conditions that mobilise interest groups – especially on the left.

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Political parties create the conditions that mobilize interest groups – especially on the left | USAPP
As legislatures became more liberal, there were more liberal interest groups.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Political parties create the conditions that mobilize interest groups – especially on the left finds Thomas Holyoke of California State University, Fresno

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Political parties create the conditions that mobilize interest groups – especially on the left | USAPP
As legislatures became more liberal, there were more liberal interest groups.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Our post on the Great Pasta War is out at LSE Blogs explains why the US administration picks seemingly random, non-strategic products to pick a fight against foreign governments.

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November 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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The Great Pasta War: Chiara Paola Donegani and @shepotylo.bsky.social of @astonpress.bsky.social write on how America turned spaghetti into a trade weapon blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
The Great Pasta War: how America turned spaghetti into a trade weapon | USAPP
US-duties on Italian pasta are more likely to be political theatre than sound trade policy.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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How Donald Trump could overcome the 22nd Amendment and get a third term in 2028 blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/20...
How Donald Trump could overcome the 22nd Amendment and get a third term in 2028 | USAPP
We should not dismiss the possibility of Trump remaining president beyond 2028.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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The 2026 Midterms: Democrats have cemented New Jersey’s Blue State status writes @juliasassrubin.bsky.social of @rutgersu.bsky.social

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The 2026 Midterms: Democrats have cemented New Jersey’s Blue State status | USAPP
Democratic victories should largely end any speculation that New Jersey is shifting to the right.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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In voting for Prop 50, California has upended two centuries of redistricting tradition writes @uhackett.bsky.social of @royalholloway.bsky.social

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In voting for Prop 50, California has upended two centuries of redistricting tradition | USAPP
The passage of the measure is extraordinary given voters’ usual dislike for gerrymandering.
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November 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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US-China strategic competition with Professor Evan Medeiros | The Ballpark podcast

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US-China strategic competition with Professor Evan Medeiros | The Ballpark podcast | USAPP
In August 2025, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization held its 25th annual summit in Tianjin, China, with the country’s leader Xi Jinping, hosting representatives from more than 20 countries including...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Following historic election victories in Virginia, the state’s Democrats may be lining up a fight with Donald Trump writes Richard J. Meagher of Randolph-Macon College

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The 2026 Midterms: Following historic election victories in Virginia, the state’s Democrats may be lining up a fight with Donald Trump | USAPP
Tuesday’s elections in Virginia saw the Democratic Party retake the state governorship to gain a legislative trifecta. Richard J. Meagher writes that the Democrats’ margins of victory should be cause ...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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The 2025 elections showed the many different ways Democrats can win writes Thomas Gift of @ucl.ac.uk

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The 2025 elections showed the many different ways Democrats can win | USAPP
In the wake of Tuesday’s off-year elections, Democrats scored major victories across the country—sweeping key governorships, winning the New York City mayorship, and passing a consequential redistrict...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Election Day 2025 was a good one for the Democrats writes Peter Finn of @kingstonuniversity.bsky.social

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The 2026 Midterms: Election Day 2025 was a good one for the Democrats | USAPP
While 2025 is an off year in the US electoral system, Election Day on November 4, at the midway between the 2024 Presidential Election and the 2026 midterms, still featured many important election rac...
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November 6, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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The US-China rare earths deal shows the importance of critical materials in a new era of strategic interdependence.

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The US-China rare earths deal shows the importance of critical materials in a new era of strategic interdependence | USAPP
As resource competition sharpens, resilience and innovation will be key to navigating this new era of strategic interdependence.
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November 3, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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#ZohranMamdani’s win as New York #Mayor shows that America can still be a land of opportunity.

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Zohran Mamdani’s win as New York Mayor shows that America can still be a land of opportunity | USAPP
Mamdani’s election victory is more than a political upset; it marks a generational and cultural shift in American politics
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November 6, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Zohran Mamdani’s win as New York Mayor shows that America can still be a land of opportunity writes Parveen Akhtar of @astonuniversity.bsky.social

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Zohran Mamdani’s win as New York Mayor shows that America can still be a land of opportunity | USAPP
Mamdani’s election victory is more than a political upset; it marks a generational and cultural shift in American politics
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November 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Hannah L. Paul & Courtney J. Nava wrote a @lseusablog.bsky.social blog post based on their Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics (JREP) article 'Racialized Empathy and Attitudes Toward Refugees in the United States'.

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Race and empathy help explain why not all refugees are welcomed equally | USAPP
Empathy is a more powerful predictor of support for refugees than both partisanship and education.
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November 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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The US-China rare earths deal shows the importance of critical materials in a new era of strategic interdependence write Viet Nguyen-Tien of @cep-lse.bsky.social and @gavindjharper.bsky.social of @unibirmingham.bsky.social

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The US-China rare earths deal shows the importance of critical materials in a new era of strategic interdependence | USAPP
As resource competition sharpens, resilience and innovation will be key to navigating this new era of strategic interdependence.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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The 2026 Midterms: The most likely midterm scenario may be an electoral draw where the Democrats win the House, but not the Senate writes Peter Finn of @kingstonuniversity.bsky.social

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The 2026 Midterms: The most likely midterm scenario may be an electoral draw where the Democrats win the House, but not the Senate | USAPP
What can previous midterm results tell us about what may happen in the next elections
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October 30, 2025 at 4:31 PM