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Matthew P. Thornburg

@thornburg.bsky.social
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Associate Professor at Misericordia University || Interests in partisanship, primaries, polling, pedagogy

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Clio and the Contemporary @cliocontemporary.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is a story of a world in transition. As @thornburg.bsky.social explains, the film laments the death of norms and rules, with lessons for the contemporary United States. **This essay contains spoilers.** #odysseyfilm #film #TheOdyssey #christophernolan #odyssey
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The People from the Sea: The Contemporary United States and Christopher’s Nolan’s The Odyssey
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is a story of a world in transition. The film laments the death of norms and rules, with lessons for the contemporary United States. ** This essay contains spo…
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Matthew P. Thornburg @thornburg.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
A friendly reminder as we approach the midterms: If your state has the straight ticket voting option available and you use it, please remember to vote in nonpartisan races and ballot questions as well. Here's a paper we wrote about straight ticket voters leaving this stuff blank:
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Matthew P. Thornburg @thornburg.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Share the last 4 TTRPGs you played and expose your gaming habits (or not). Doctor Who RPG (1e) Mothership D&D (5.5e) Star Trek Adventures
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Matthew P. Thornburg @thornburg.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
I ran a Senate simulation last semester using Josh's book and it was an incredible experience. Can't recommend it enough for teaching institutions to students.
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Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
New post: Matthew P. Thornburg @thornburg.bsky.social looked at the #IA04 precinct-level data and concludes that Randy Feenstra’s perceived indifference on the CO2 pipeline offers an opening for rivals in Iowa's upcoming GOP primary for governor. #IAGov www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/07/28/c...
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CO2 pipeline politics in Iowa's 2026 gubernatorial election
Matthew P. Thornburg: Randy Feenstra’s perceived indifference on the CO2 pipeline offers an opening for GOP primary rivals.
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Matthew P. Thornburg @thornburg.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
One of the best films ever made about religion in America.
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Matthew P. Thornburg @thornburg.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
Do voters using the straight party voting option behave differently than those who don't when voting in nonpartisan races? Are they aware they need to vote in these races after selecting the option? We find the answers are Yes and Yes in Election Law Journal www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/...
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Understanding Nonpartisan Roll-Off Among Straight Party Voters | Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy
Voters who use the straight party voting option (SPVO) are more likely than those who do not to roll off when voting for nonpartisan offices and ballot questions. Previous research theorizes that this...
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Colin Brown @colinmbrown.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
New issue of the Political Science Educator is available! educate.apsanet.org/political-sc... Great contributions by @edorssom.bsky.social, @ozlemtuncel.bsky.social, @thornburg.bsky.social, and @debraleiter.bsky.social among others #TeachLearnSky #Polisky #EduSky
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Political Science Educator: Volume 28, Issue 2
A Newsletter from APSA's Political Science Education Organized Section Volume 28, Issue 2 - Winter/Spring 2025 Editors: Matt Evans (Northwest Arkansas Community College) & Colin M. Brown (Northeastern...
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Matthew P. Thornburg @thornburg.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Introducing students to the law is difficult. We have had good luck using a murder mystery/courtroom simulation in class. Happy to share materials at mthornburg@misericordia.edu
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Murder on an Island: A Classroom Simulation Introducing the American Legal System
Our first day of class begins in an unusual way—with a murder. In our Introduction to the Law class (a 300-level course cross-listed between history and political science), we start with a simulation—...
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Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
New post by Matthew P. Thornburg: The muted impact of CO2 pipeline politics in Iowa's 2024 general election Small vote shifts, and "Much of the difference between pipeline and non-pipeline precincts comes from a single county: O’Brien." #IA04 www.bleedingheartland.com/2024/11/12/t...
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The muted impact of CO2 pipeline politics in Iowa's 2024 general election
Matthew Thornburg: Randy Feenstra slightly underperformed in the Summit Carbon pipeline precincts, compared to the rest of IA-04.
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