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Dr. Jordan Ragusa

@jordan-ragusa.bsky.social
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College of Charleston political science prof | Congress, elections, national & SC politics | Co-author of two books: “Congress in Reverse” & “First in the South” | Views my own

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Dr. Jordan Ragusa @jordan-ragusa.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
A humble plug for my book: “First in the South: Why the South Carolina Primary Matters.” uscpress.com/First-in-the...
Book cover for “First in the South: Why the South Carolina Primary Matters”
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Naomi Schalit @democracyeditor.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Political gerrymandering isn't a foolproof, write Claire Wofford & @jordan-ragusa.bsky.social @ College of Charleston: "Race, we found, is – at least in the South – a more reliable predictor of how someone will vote than their party identification" theconversation.com/why-politica...
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Why political gerrymandering in the South will likely continue to consider voters’ race despite Supreme Court ruling
The Supreme Court has barred considering race when crafting legislative districts. But race could remain embedded in political gerrymandering, despite vehement claims to the contrary.
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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
how much Ohio's changed since Brown first ran for the Senate in 2006. Here are the maps of his four Senate elections. You can see how Ohio has changed & how Brown's geographic base has changed. He now runs as a standard Democrat in very Trumpy Ohio. Even the Mahoning Valley was gone for him...2/
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Chris Cooper @chriscooperwcu.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Registration Recover Project update for 8/11/2025: 🗳️ 16,578 fewer people are on the RRP list today than were on July 17 🗳️ 893 people from the original list no longer are registered voters in #ncpol 🗳️ 36 people have been added to the list. 🗳️ 86,692 people remain (1/4)
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Sean M. Theriault @seanmtheriault.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
The amazing Policy Agenda Project at UT-Austin have coded President Trump’s 2025 address to the Congress. See how his priorities have changed and how they differ from other presidents.
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Matt Grossmann @mattgrossmann.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Americans widely believe government is inefficient, bureaucratic, & wasteful compared to the private sector--so much so that when they get good service, they assume it is privatized: www.niskanencenter.org/why-american...
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Why Americans Dislike Government, Even When it Works - Niskanen Center
Americans mistrust services provided by the public sector, even though they increasingly rely on government programs. Amy Lerman finds that citizens perceive public services as inefficient and lower q...
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Chris Cooper @chriscooperwcu.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
We (Western Carolina University) are searching for an assistant prof. of Political Science w/ a specialization in American politics(subfield open). it's a 3:3 load, a collegial department, in a beautiful location. Application review starts Jan 15 Polisky jobs.wcu.edu/postings/29407 1/2
picture of Western Carolina University from the campus mountain bike trails.
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Dr. Jordan Ragusa @jordan-ragusa.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
My first post over here, and it’s self-promotion, because obviously. Check out my forthcoming article "Ends vs. Means" (with Nate Birkhead and Karyn Amira) in Legislative Studies Quarterly on mass attitudes toward repealing legislation. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Ends versus means? Ideology and support for repeals in the mass public
An important, but poorly understood issue in modern American politics is the conservative wing of the Republican party's interest in repealing legislation. Although existing work shows that conservat...
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Jennifer Berry Hawes @jenniferberryhawes.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Introducing myself here! I write about the South for @propublica.org often about race, gender & the welfare of children. Investigative narratives are my 1st love. Here is my latest in our series about segregation academies with the great @mrsimon22.bsky.social www.propublica.org/article/segr...
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Segregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer Dollars
North Carolina offers an especially telling window into what is happening across this once legally segregated region where legislatures are now rapidly expanding and adopting controversial voucher-sty...
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Dan Hopkins @dhopkins1776.bsky.social · 01/11/2024
In our NORC panel, it's clear that Harris built support relative to where Biden was in the late winter. Harris retained the vast majority of Biden's Feb./Mar. supporters but won over 36% of those who were undecided vs. 18% going to Trump in Sept./Oct.
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