Conor Carroll

Some tweets about politics/policy but mostly just trying to keep it real on here. For my soccer commentary and commercial reviews, follow @conorpcarroll

[Conor Carroll @Conor_P_C]

When you hear a friend on the left complaining about the press's fetish for blaming "both sides", think of this tweet

[HowardKurtz @HowardKurtz]

From Trump's GSA barring Biden transition officials from federal buildings to Whoopi Goldberg telling his voters to suck it up, both sides are playing the politics of payback. Why the anger still rages and the election feels endless https://t.co/Bs31H2aYJg

[Nick Bunker @nick_bunker]

Just showed this graph to someone for the first time. Don't think I did enough to prepare them for what they were about to see.

[Lara Putnam @lara_putnam]

"People do politics where they are & in the situations they find themselves in." If your reaction is to judge those politics as suboptimal bc they don't align w your program for change, you're dismissing an onramp to engagement & losing folks who would have walked up it. Thread👇

[Conor Carroll @Conor_P_C]

Great to see APSA making cutting edge poli sci research more accessible for people not steeped in the literature. This was super interesting!

[APSA @APSAtweets]

It’s easier than ever to collect information about #humanrights, but this influx of info can make it harder to track abuses consistently. Park, Greene, & Colaresi address this challenge with a new way to think about rights themselves. https://t.co/fV0iKHnhM6

[Conor Carroll @Conor_P_C]

If you've ever questioned if the average person could possibly stay informed of the constantly changing COVID-related guidance and policy, you should read about what @NJGov Office of Innovation has been up to since March.

[Beeck Center @BeeckCenter]

Digital service teams are partnering closely with experts across government agencies to accelerate their critical work. Here’s 4 ways Digital Service teams can greatly improve government’s emergency responses from @NJGov Office of Innovation.
https://t.co/F0tzVJ8cfu

[Conor Carroll @Conor_P_C]

@joebrusuelas Ahh good point. Thanks for clarifying. Can you share a link to that note? Was unable to find it in your timeline.

[Conor Carroll @Conor_P_C]

I have been waiting for this podcast for years, and I just didn't know it

[Vox @voxdotcom]

“Every single trade union unionization campaign I’ve negotiated is an experiment in how you build political unity in a time of intense polarization.”

Labor organizer Jane McAlevey (@rsgexp) joins @ezraklein to discuss how the left builds power all wrong. https://t.co/sodHlOSOS6

[Conor Carroll @Conor_P_C]

@kairyssdal Still gotta pay back the principal. Objections to M4A and the like didn't seem focused on borrowing costs, but the actual budget hit. Still seems pretty selective

[Conor Carroll @Conor_P_C]

@dustinbpalmer Video conferencing optional, but this online version of Diplomacy actually makes it 5x easier to play https://t.co/ICsyG92xst

[Conor Carroll @Conor_P_C]

paraphrasing Disney here: "In order to fend off the appearance of bias, we are going punish a reporter for pointing out the specific bias we are most likely to exhibit."

[Lara Putnam @lara_putnam]

The real value of canvassing may come in externalities—including connections built & knowledge gained *by canvassers*—that radiate outward thru canvassers' personal networks. Does that transform the electorate? Yes, but on a timescale of years, not months https://t.co/PEwjBtxAyl

[Conor Carroll @Conor_P_C]

James Carville yo
https://t.co/5pUKA6jTl3

[Conor Carroll @Conor_P_C]

An Iowa take: Neither horse-race style campaign coverage nor wonky policy analysis shed light on the ways private citizens can participate in our democracy. We have a public increasingly aware of how dysfunctional our politics can be with no idea what they can do about it.

[Conor Carroll @Conor_P_C]

A thread worth thinkin' on

[Conor Carroll @Conor_P_C]

@chrismpage Haha just shouting into the void as always

[Conor Carroll @Conor_P_C]

“They aren’t counting votes fast enough for our television show“ has gotta be the worst anti-Iowa take

[Conor Carroll @Conor_P_C]

I look forward to endorsing it on the basis of reading it as well.

[Conor Carroll @Conor_P_C]

I wholeheartedly endorse this book, purely on the basis of this thread

[Eitan Hersh @eitanhersh]

My new book, Politics is for Power, is out today.

Interest in politics is very high right now, but most people do a form of politics I call `political hobbyism'. In hobbyism, power is the topic of our intrigue but not the goal of our actions.

https://t.co/FFn05omOnS

[Conor Carroll @Conor_P_C]

It's regrettable that making voter registration easier and increasing turnout appeals to donors of one party and not the other, but implying these groups are anything but non-partisan is both dishonest and detrimental to their important work.

[Teddy Schleifer @teddyschleifer]

Here are the three voter-registration groups that Silicon Valley donors are trying to put $100 million behind to beat Trump.

The Voter Participation Center, the Center for Voter Information and Everybody Votes.

They've already got $35 million in bank.

https://t.co/PF3vSmjaDn