Jess Esplin (she/her)

Ph.D. student in American Politics @uwpolisci. From SLC, UT. RQs in election law/admin, state pol, and representation. Cat mom, podcast junkie + volleyballer.

[Jess Esplin (she/her) @jessesplin]

Overheard at MPSA: "I guess what I've learned is I've learned nothing." #mpsa23

[Jess Esplin (she/her) @jessesplin]

A very merry @dropout Christmas to us 🎁💝 @JacobWysocki @dimension20show @samreich

[Jess Esplin (she/her) @jessesplin]

FYI @journalsentinel @CapTimes @WiStateJournal @WKOW @WisconsinEye @wispolitics

[Jess Esplin (she/her) @jessesplin]

Received this text yesterday (as did my husband). Deceptive much? Will likely affect low-info Democratic/liberal voters most. No org/name claiming credit for this, but I'd love to know! (Added some fact-checking to prevent more disinfo)

[Jess Esplin (she/her) @jessesplin]

https://t.co/B1wwST8Br5

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[Sam Reich @samreich]

all the information is on the task

[Jess Esplin (she/her) @jessesplin]

"Nearly 97% of voting-age American citizens now live in states that offer the option to vote before Election Day"

[The Center for Election Innovation and Research @ElectionInnov]

"For voters who have been told there are powerful forces trying to prevent them from voting, or may have experienced that in the past, it’s not their fault for thinking that voting might be harder than it is. Honestly, they’re why we did this report."

https://t.co/5k1uWDuqIa

[Jess Esplin (she/her) @jessesplin]

@taskmaster We need a @taskmaster / @dropout Game Changer crossover episode! Pretty pretty please? @AlexHorne @gdavies & @samreich - I want to see @BrennanLM et al on Taskmaster & @RealBobMortimer et al on Game Changer 🙏🏻

[Jess Esplin (she/her) @jessesplin]

@samsanders @maura Oh no! Sorry to hear this news 💔

[dr. alicia andrzejewski (she/her) @aliciaandrz]

sending love to all the first-year PhD students who feel like imposters right now. I remember the name-dropping, the knowing nods, the performative contributions—it’s all smoke & mirrors. you’re there to learn, not to know everything already. you are enough!

@AcademicChatter

[Jess Esplin (she/her) @jessesplin]

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[Veronica Judson @vj_judson]

Thanks to all who helped put on a fantastic #ESRA2023! I had a great time discussing how the end of VRA preclearance affects party outreach. @jessesplin

[Jess Esplin (she/her) @jessesplin]

@marcyshieh @ryanowenswi @adelineylo @EllieNeffPowell @alextahk Yay congrats Marcy!

[UW Political Science @uwpolisci]

This week our featured graduate student on the job market is Ph.D. Candidate Marcy Shieh! Marcy studies American politics with a concentration in judicial politics. You can find all of our job market candidates on our website: https://t.co/ekCkLMd28F

[UW Political Science @uwpolisci]

We have 8 fantastic graduate students and 6 recent grads on the job market this year! This week we’re featuring Ph.D. Candidate Andrew McWard. You can find all of our job market candidates on our website: https://t.co/ekCkLMd28F

[Jess Esplin (she/her) @jessesplin]

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[ProPublica @propublica]

You have the right to vote even if you don’t speak or read English. This guide will tell you about your right to ask for help, how to vote and what to do if you have problems.

Available in 11 languages
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https://t.co/ZniryQbo5l

[Jess Esplin (she/her) @jessesplin]

@m_scribe Thanks for sharing! This was a good reminder for me to get our plan in place!

[Jess Esplin (she/her) @jessesplin]

Great points here + I do not dream of labor.

[Paul Fairie @paulisci]

A Brief History of Nobody Wants to Work Anymore

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[Jess Esplin (she/her) @jessesplin]

Relying on millions of voters - already overburdened by the pandemic & major economic stresses (let alone every other aspect of their personal lives) - to save our democracy over & over again, only for each to be only a temporary fix is really not that. And it's not sustainable.

[Paula Poundstone @paulapoundstone]

I heard a frustrated Democrat on the radio say, "We voted in 2020." That's like saying, "I fed the baby yesterday."

[Jess Esplin (she/her) @jessesplin]

@EliMcCann Smells a lot like the Hanna Rosin tweet about Fire Island failing the Bechdel test - complete miss of the spirit of the concept and unnecessarily divisive 😬