Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Doggo not using her beds but needs a Squishmallow for a pillow. 000
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I think John Sununu and Mike Rogers would win tie breakers vs. Hern based on previous Senate and House service on the Republican side (if they win of course). 001
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026My favorite academic email is when they announce a new person to replace the retiring person for a position and office you never knew existed. 050
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This is really interesting. It is unclear when the winner of the Oklahoma Senate race will assume the office. share.google/IVnRhZx7MLdI...share.googleOklahoma Republicans Are at War Over Who Finishes Mullin’s Senate TermThe acting senator and the likely 2026 election winner both think the job is theirs until January. 031
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I’m up here in Canada and someone asked where I was from. When I said Oklahoma they said they were jealous of our politics. It took all of my powers to not respond or ask a follow up. 161
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I'm working on an assignment for class where students are allowed to use AI to predict all of the House and Senate elections and a five page summary. Any advice on the AI side to put in the assignment? At a minimum, I want them to turn in their prompts. 111
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Apparently the 11.94% processing fee is where I draw the line and will write a check for my kiddo's school fundraiser. 100
Reposted by Mike CrespinThe Great Pumpkin Papers 🎃🎃🎃 @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Had some fun trying to think about how to dramatize voters' choices in the 2024 election, so I pulled CES data and let you guess how respondents (validated voters) actually voted (or said they did) in 2024. profmusgrave.github.io/votergame2024/profmusgrave.github.ioWho did I vote for? 1411244
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026A screen on the first offensive play of the season was a message from Bobo to the fans lol. 000
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026How soon does the UGA game move to a running clock rather than regular clock rules? 000
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I want to thank @timnokken.bsky.social and the team at JOP for putting together this virtual issue in memory of David Rohde. It features articles he wrote with coauthors as well as articles by his students. 1/2 www.journals.uchicago.edu/journals/jop...journals.uchicago.eduThe Journal of Politics: In Memory of Prof. David W. Rohde 140
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026When you wonder why there is a rock on the windowsill in the house but then you touch the rock and it turns out it is not a rock but a tree frog. Good times. 010
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 30/08/2026This is the 12 year anniversary of APSA on fire. 040
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 28/08/2026As far as I am concerned, Pluto is still a planet, Missouri and Texas A&M are not in the SEC and it is still Lake Ontario. 010
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The Dolly Parton station is on and 9-5 comes on. I tell kiddo this song comes from a movie that says women can be the boss and are just as smart as men. Kiddo tells me that's right because boys go to Jupiter to get more stupider and girls go to college to get more knowledge. Can't argue with that. 030
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Gentner Drummond is leading Mike Mazzei 53%-47% in the Oklahoma Gubernatorial election with just early and absentee votes reported. Mazzei is the Trump endorsed candidate. Drummond is distantly related to the Pioneer Woman! 101
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I'm no war historian but did go to school in Upsate New York. I'm pretty sure America tried to invade Canada twice and failed both times. 000
Reposted by Mike Crespincstewartiii.bsky.social @cstewartiii.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I've just posted some thoughts on last week's Census Bureau report about noncitizen voting. playingwithelectiondata.substack.com/p/census-bu... 002
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Sorry to hear about the passing of Nancy Kassebaum Baker. Chuck and I met her at the ACSC meeting at the Dole Institute. 000
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Just like the mayor, I also did poorly on my NYS regents exam. 010
Reposted by Mike CrespinDrew Engelhardt @amengel.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Working on a dissertation in American political behavior and need money for survey research? Apply for a grant worth up to $15,000 from the Rapoport Family Foundation. They’re planning on awarding up to 15 grants this cycle. Deadline Oct. 21. www.rapoportfamilyfoundation.com/phdgrantrapoportfamilyfoundation.comRapoport Doctoral Dissertation GrantsSupporting projects for PhD students doing political science research, democracy and social justice. 17790
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026When I lived in Athens, GA I was at a bar talking to some Australians. I asked why they came to Athens today and they said to meet Michael Stipe. Stipe and Peter Buck were at the other end of the bar. (Not the first, or the last, time I've told this story). 010
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026TIL that although I was promoted to Professor in 2017, no one updated the information in PeopleSoft. 000
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Apparently the start of second grade is when I can start embarrassing my child with my clothing choices. My vintage Mr. Kool-Aid shirt is great if you ask me. Oh yeah! 020
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I'm looking forward to Professor Binder delivering the Josh Lee Lecture! 070
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Apparently today is the day schools start to roll out their new and improved apps. 100
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Dr. Fauci is testifying today. When should we expect the caravans to arrive? 000
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Watching the new Little House on the Prairie. No one: Absolutely no one: Me: Is he seriously going to build a log cabin without peeling the bark first? Also he clearly cut the trees down with an ax but now the ends are square. 030
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Fun hypothetical to think through. Beshear appoints a Democrat, the Senate refuses to seat the replacement. Replacement sues. Would the court support the refusal? 000
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 23/07/2026A huge congratulations to Nathan Barron for successfully defending his dissertation today. Nathan will be starting as an assistant professor at Florida Atlantic University in the Fall! 020
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 22/07/2026I'm excited to be PI for one of these projects awarded to the Carl Albert Center. 000
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Appointing Graham’s sister to finish the term is very southern if you ask me. 000
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Our town got hit by a massive wind storm, and someone on facebook is mad the city waste cleanup is going from west to east. She says they are obviously starting with the wealthy wards. Coincidentally, the westside got hit the hardest. 010
Reposted by Mike CrespinBrian Schaffner @bfschaffner.bsky.social · 04/07/2026we wrote a thing based on our book project to offer some hope this 4th of July. if you choose to see it, we have quite a lot in common with our political foes. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/o...nytimes.comOpinion | No One Wants to Hear It, but Maybe We’re Not That Polarized 386
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026When Mamdani does this it's communism. Not sure what it is when OG&E does it. 272
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 29/06/2026I was incredibly disappointed when I learned butter sculptures had metal frames and were not butter all the way through. 010
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 28/06/2026I’ll never understand waiting in line early when you are in first/business class on a flight. You have a dedicated lane and bin space. 000
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 26/06/2026I got a C in chemistry but know enough about painting that you need to keep a wet edge. 010
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Buying a fancy card isn’t going to be my midlife crisis event. The guy at the auto parts store asked me my dream car and my mind went totally blank. 020
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026If you try to sell me CivicEd Tech and use Poly instead of Poli I’m automatically a no. 010
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 22/06/2026I was really sad to hear about Dave Rohde's passing. Dave was, of course, an incredible scholar. He was also a great advisor and so many of us owe him a debt of gratitude for helping launch our careers. When I'm puzzled by something, I'll often think to myself, what would Dave do. It usually helps. 4206
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 18/06/2026The Mamdani vs. AOC senate primary is going to be wild. 020
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 17/06/2026My back of the envelop math says turnout was way down for the primary compared to 2018 (the last open primary for gov.) 630k voters for the SQ yesterday compared to 892k for medicinal marijuana. 575k voted for gubernatorial candidates in 2026 vs. 848k in 2018. 100
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 17/06/2026892,000 votes for medicinal marijuana. With 85% in just over 521,000 for raising the minimum wage. 033
Mike Crespin @mikecrespin.bsky.social · 17/06/2026As was pointed out to me, it was obviously Mullin who is heading DHS and not Lankford. 020