Democracy Pracademic, PhD

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[Democracy Pracademic, PhD @jillyonder]

I miss coffee shops being open at night like the early 2000’s. I don’t want boba tea, I want coffee & a place to sit by myself with a laptop at 7pm. On a Friday. Yes, I am still that nerd.

[Democracy Pracademic, PhD @jillyonder]

@Angry_Staffer “Permanent chairman” too 🙄

[Emily Galvin-Almanza @GalvinAlmanza]

A short thread on what refusal to comply can look like, with specifics, examples, and ideas for what the future may hold.

Actually IDK if it's gonna be short, but it's gonna be specific, so read on if you're curious.

[Democracy Pracademic, PhD @jillyonder]

How come no one talks about how it’s really fun to defend your dissertation? I’m eternally grateful to my committee for the support and guidance along the way! (And the gentle nudges when I’ve lost the plot) @chris_weible, Tanya Heikkila, Anthony Starke, and Ashley Nickels

[Democracy Pracademic, PhD @jillyonder]

@JakeMGrumbach Also the pandemic was the biggest tumble economically and although economic mix measures shown here recovered before the ‘22 dip, sentiment didn’t have time to catch back up even though it did, at a lower level still generally follow the directionality of the economic measure.

[Democracy Pracademic, PhD @jillyonder]

@JakeMGrumbach Seems like what we see here is a loss of sentiment resilience. Post-pandemic people are primed to take shocks even harder. Similar trend to lesser degree following each of the previous big dips starting in the early 90’s. People tend to remember losses more than wins.

[Democracy Pracademic, PhD @jillyonder]

@PamKeithFL They need to go farther and create a coalition to provide universal healthcare.

[Democracy Pracademic, PhD @jillyonder]

@JakeMGrumbach Online became super important starting in 2016 primaries. So many novel tools for voter outreach and the social media meme sharing.

[Jordan @JordanChariton]

🧵MAJOR takeaway ignored by Dems in losing to Trump twice in 8 years:

Combined Millennial/Gen Z turnout—age 18-44—declined by 7% from 2016 (44% of voters) to 2024 (37% of voters). This was age group @BernieSanders won & galvanized—but Dems & media took him out by the knees.

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[Democracy Pracademic, PhD @jillyonder]

@joyncassie @jmart @BernieSanders No he didn’t - he never took corporations to task for their blatant greed. Profit padding caused the vast majority of “inflation”. Full stop. That causes everyone economic pain. Full stop.

If we want any prayer of saving democracy we must acknowledge that.

[Democracy Pracademic, PhD @jillyonder]

Beyond doing these things at home we also need to demonstrate a commitment to the more abstract values of democracy reflected by these policies. That means not funding or supporting genocide against ANYONE. That means not tolerating harms to children as a cost of business.

[Democracy Pracademic, PhD @jillyonder]

I’m worried that unless the Democratic Party can start running boldly on the leftist policies people want instead of courting the mythical “center” we won’t even get a real 2028 election cycle.

Given how things look now we already might not if Trump installs a 7-2 SCOTUS.

[Democracy Pracademic, PhD @jillyonder]

And by “leftist policies” I am referring to things that make a meaningful difference in many people’s quality of life. Universal healthcare, quality education, humane labor laws, worker protections, living wages, access to safe and affordable housing, paid family leave, etc.

[Democracy Pracademic, PhD @jillyonder]

@devon_cantwell 💯

[Democracy Pracademic, PhD @jillyonder]

@admcrlsn Only if by “gained more” you mean lost fewer votes than Harris lost. The raw # of votes for both Trump and Harris were down in many places from Trump and Biden 2020 totals.

[Democracy Pracademic, PhD @jillyonder]

@libbybakalar @nytimes We are witnessing the collapse of democracy in real time. We have been since the back lash in the 80’s to the civil rights movement, Clinton’s hollowing out of governement, Tea Party movement, populist energy of 2016 across the spectrum. In 4 years our “norms” may be gone.

[Democracy Pracademic, PhD @jillyonder]

@PamKeithFL On the planet where people, especially people under 45, are hurting economically and Dems don’t have a plan for that while Trump is the “change” candidate.

I get that things will get worse under Trump, but perception is what wins elections in cases like this.

[Democracy Pracademic, PhD @jillyonder]

@cafedujord @abiggerinfinity Missouri voted for abortion rights, higher minimum wage and paid sick leave.

CO dems also campaigned on very “leftist” economic messaging and OVER performed.

Harris ignored the pain people are feeling in a climate where corporate greed continues to run unchecked.

[Democracy Pracademic, PhD @jillyonder]

@devon_cantwell Right there with you. This is a nightmare. A disaster I see coming in slow motion but have no power to stop it.

[onion person @CantEverDie]

wild to think if bernie sanders won in 2016 how different the state of this country would be right now