Dante Scala

Professor, political science, University of New Hampshire.
Views my own.

[Dante Scala @Graniteprof]

A republic, if we can keep it.

https://t.co/UJHS9JWy49

[Dante Scala @Graniteprof]

Congratulations!

[Mia Costa @mia_i_costa]

There's lots more in the book – about how elites shape polarization, what voters respond to, and why it matters.

The baby board book had a print run of 1, but you can get a grown-up copy here:

Amazon: https://t.co/efHw9UGJ09

Chicago: https://t.co/X2vuaXjYgx

[Cato Daily Podcast @CatoPodcast]

President Trump has issued executive orders targeting law firms that have represented his opponents in court. It strikes at the heart of several constitutional protections. https://t.co/MhxzSlo8v8 @walterolson @foxmike90 @cobrown

[Ronald Brownstein @RonBrownstein]

W/Hispanics here, 58% say economy getting worse, 47% say they're worse off than last yr, just 31% expect to be better off in 1 yr & 2x as many pick prices than jobs as best measure of how economy's doing. By 15 pts, they say Trump, not Biden, is most responsible for current eco

[Chuck Todd @chucktodd]

First substantive attempt by key Cong. GOPers this Congress to push back at Trump — specifically DoD

[Dante Scala @Graniteprof]

Signed.

https://t.co/JmNoZAc4zH

[Jack Goldsmith @jacklgoldsmith]

New feature on Executive Functions: Bob Bauer and I do a quick video chat--12 minutes on Boasberg case, the administration’s strategy in court, Institute of Peace story, and whether Trump is winning in battle with court. https://t.co/jgFSKHnWoz

[Charles Stewart III @cstewartiii]

Here's an important new article in Science Advances on the privacy issues related to publishing cast vote records. It turns out they're not as dire as many think/fear.
https://t.co/gZfOm0wv55

[Dante Scala @Graniteprof]

New Hampshire politicians elected statewide, last 100 years:

Jeanne Shaheen, 6
Styles Bridges, 6
Judd Gregg, 5
Maggie Hassan, 4
Norris Cotton, 4
Henry Keyes, 4
Chris Sununu, 4
John Lynch, 4

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Senator Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire will not run for re-election in 2026, further complicating Democrats’ efforts to regain a majority. https://t.co/Li7lIBJTgP

[Jonathan Martin @jmart]

A Carter hand in ‘76 - after which Billy became US Atty for NH - and then ran NH for Hart ‘84!

Nearly half-century run

[Adam Sexton @AdamSextonWMUR]

End of an era: @JeanneShaheen will not seek re-election in 2026. The Senator is releasing this video announcing her decision. #NHPolitics #WMUR

[Amy Walter @amyewalter]

NEW: Historic state Cook PVI scores for all 50 states + new 2025 state Cook PVI scores. As @Redistrict notes: partisan distribution of states today is more favorable to R’s than it used to be. A 🧵…

https://t.co/8j1jdEtsm6

[James Downs @jamesd0wns]

Echoes of Kelly Ayotte's campaign in New Hampshire, where she warned the Granite State might become Massachusetts

[Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur]

Columbus Dispatch: Rep. Troy Balderson (R-Ohio) says Trump executive orders 'getting out of control'

"Congress has to decide whether or not the Department of Education goes away," Balderson asserted. "Not the president, not Elon Musk. Congress decides."

https://t.co/zcmxy0mKFB

[dcg1114 @dcg1114]

Underrated: the extend to which unhappiness is expressing itself in elections for State Party offices. In NH, eg, there is a significant challenge to the long serving head of the Dem Party. The perception that our leadership is too old and ineffective is widespread.

[Donald Tusk @donaldtusk]

A forced capitulation of Ukraine would mean a capitulation of the whole community of the West. With all the consequences of this fact. And let no-one pretend that they don’t see this.

[Heather Long @byHeatherLong]

Trump is dismantling almost every "check" on his actions. In his first month in office, he

1) Fired 18 inspector generals and many Justice Department attorneys
2) Effectively takes over the "power of the purse" from Congress by dismantling agencies and halting programs
3) DOGE now has access to the government's most sensitive data that political appointees typically do NOT have access to.
4) Last night -->He went after key independent agencies. He is now requiring the FTC, FCC, SEC and even the Fed to submit draft regulations to the White House for review. [Note this only applies to the Fed's bank regulations, not to monetary policy]

Yes, there will be big court battles over all of this. But it's a huge test of US institutions. Can they withstand this? Will the US still be seen as a country with trusted and stable rule of law?

[Margot Sanger-Katz @sangerkatz]

Trump has now promised not to cut Social Security, Medicare OR Medicaid. That's going to make the House budget math very difficult.

[Lee Drutman ⚙️🏛 @leedrutman]

My latest big think essay on the thermodynamics of our constitutional crisis, and how to get out. If you like systems thinking and physics metaphors, you will love this one.
And if you're just curious, it's only a click away.
https://t.co/Ln0x1R00XK