Jason McDaniel

Political Scientist at SF State University (Race, Voting & Elections, Urban Politics).

[Jason McDaniel @ValisJason]

This is why I am a YIMBY. The only way to reduce racial segregation is to massively increase housing of all types in cities like SF. I don’t care why you oppose a particular housing project. Neighborhood character is not more important than segregation.

[Vladimir Vlad @VladSF]

Some great @sfplanning & @SFMTA_Muni ephemera at @AdobeBookShop!

Worth noting:
JFK being converted to recreational use proposed all the way back in 1971!

Only took 50+ years of kicking this idea around to get it implemented!

[Guy Marzorati 💯 @GuyMarzorati]

It was hard to miss in last week's sun-drenched celebrations.

The Bay Area's era of voter vitriol is over.

on @KQEDnews

https://t.co/xWQL7233TF

[Jason McDaniel @ValisJason]

@BruceBartlett I tend to agree. One question that seems important: do you think a Democratic president would not veto laws that restrict some of these types of executive power presidential actions?

[Vital City @VitalCityNYC]

It's all here: optimism, tough-minded pragmatism, trenchant analysis of data.

[Doctors Of Democracy Organization @DrsOfDemocracy]

Matt Koesters of @FortifyDmcrcy reflects on his time covering local elections in rural Ohio and how election administrators rose above the mud slinging of small town politics. https://t.co/gtMicZ7ujV

[Rodrigo Castro Cornejo @rcastrocornejo]

1/10 New paper with @azulaguiar and @AMonsivaisC in @rcp_journal.

When did Mexico stop being a democracy?

We argue that the capture of the judiciary, + the lack of electoral integrity in the 2025 judicial election, Mexico crossed the threshold into electoral autocracy.

Hilo🧵

[Sharky Laguana @Sharkyl]

Seeing people making the argument that the $100M gift to SF is somehow a bad thing (ie a bribe, a way to reduce taxes, or some other villainous activity).
Thought it might be helpful to walk through tax-deductible donations and their net cost & impact:

[Brian Schaffner @b_schaffner]

the coalition a Democrat needs to win a Trump state in the south is pretty different from the one needed to win a Trump state in the midwest

[ringwiss @ringwiss]

Fun fact: A question of privilege, such as an impeachment resolution, may be reoffered despite having been rejected (or tabled, referred etc).

[Jeff Maurer @JeffMightBWrong]

I've reworked my chart from last week to account for how red/blue a state is. This is the new version, and while I'd like you to go to my S*bstack and read the article that explains how I got here (unpaywalled, with jokes!), I'll give you the gist of it here.
🧵1/11

[Brian Schaffner @b_schaffner]

fwiw, the 2028 democratic presidential nomination calendar starts off with one of the least democratic socialist primary electorates

[M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray]

Democrats are on track for trifecta control of 22 states, the most in 40+ years. Their mandate: bring down costs. But what can Democratic governors and legislatures do on housing affordability? In a new post on the new @metroabundance blog, I set out a day one plan:

[Nate Cohn @Nate_Cohn]

Job opportunity: NYT fellowship in Election Analytics, 2027.
A great early career opportunity for someone with a demonstrated interest in nonpartisan election data and analysis
https://t.co/YXLKlCmCCM

[Eitan Hersh @eitanhersh]

The 2026 elections are a good excuse to bring up an old paper I wrote with @blfraga, "Are Americans Stuck in Uncompetitive Enclaves?"

Nearly all Americans experience a competitive election with some frequency, and are represented by both Ds and Rs.

https://t.co/WASXrDT8gN

[APSA @APSAtweets]

Changing Maps and Outcomes: Gerrymander Potential and District Dissimilarity in Forecasting the 2026 Midterms https://t.co/CcAV60R4Ae

[AJPS @AJPS_Editor]

Women and the double standard of ambition by Geertje J. Bol is now available in Early View. https://t.co/IRJxs1uSnf

[Barry Burden @bcburden]

Political scientists: the deadline for paper & poster proposals at the 2027 Elections, Public Opinion, & Voting Behavior (EPOVB) conference at UW-Madison are due December 1

@ElectionsCenter @uwpolisci @epovb

https://t.co/Aa1PARNWVu

[Alexander Sahn @sahnicboom]

i digitized San Francisco's 1928, 1935, 1960, 1965, 1968, and 1972 zoning maps. you can view use zones, FAR, height limits as well as individual lot histories.

https://t.co/CBz3RQtYme

corrections welcome! and please pass along scanned maps for other cities

[Maria Carreri @mariacarreri]

What happens when police unions help finance a mayor’s campaign—and their candidate wins?
Our paper with Edoardo Teso and Rui Yu is out in APSR First View and open-access!
On bureaucratic politics, local politics, and local government capture. 🧵
https://t.co/jXfsLRhmkQ

[Chris Elmendorf @CSElmendorf]

Political competition should give party leaders strong incentives to resist interest-group demands when acceptance would tarnish party brand in swing voters’ eyes.

2026 midterms + pending BAAJA vote are a test case.