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Alex Theodoridis

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Political Junkie/Scientist; Associate Professor at UMass Amherst; Co-Director of the UMassPoll; Opinion, Elections, Polarization, Causal Inference; UVA, Harvard Kennedy School, and UC Berkeley alum.

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Donald Snyder Wins NEAAPOR Best Student Paper Award | UMass Amherst Snyder, a doctoral student in political science and graduate fellow with the UMass Amherst Poll, will present his paper, “There’s a Lot to Unpack There: Personalization in Political Language and Affec...

More evidence that our @umassamherst.bsky.social Political Science PhD student and @umasspoll.bsky.social fellow Donny Snyder is a rockstar! Coming soon to a Poli Sci job market near you!

Donald Snyder Wins NEAAPOR Best Student Paper Award : UMass Amherst www.umass.edu/news/article...

05.03.2026 21:13 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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When in NOLA…

16.01.2026 14:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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MASSive thanks to brilliant @nytimes.com “The Interview” host @lulugn.bsky.social for coming to @umassamherst.bsky.social & sharing insights from her award-winning career in an enlightening, stimulating conversation on “Democracy at the Microphone,” as part of the Democracy in Troubled Times series.

20.11.2025 22:09 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Always read @raylaraja.bsky.social and @agtheodoridis.bsky.social —-

24.09.2025 20:45 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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What former lawmakers reveal about the strain on American democracy | Brookings There is a divergence in how current and former lawmakers talk about the issues facing American democracy.

My comments w
@agtheodoridis.bsky.social on unique survey of former members of Congress, which indicates how far views of former GOP officeholders differ from Republican electorate on democratic norms @BrookingsGov www.brookings.edu/articles/wha...

24.09.2025 20:36 👍 8 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
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If you are at #APSA2025, come check out what should be a fascinating panel with @niloufersiddiqui.bsky.social, @lilymasonphd.bsky.social & Kate Krimmel marking the 75th anniversary of the 1950 @apsa.bsky.social Report!

11.09.2025 16:53 👍 24 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0
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Trump’s Epstein problem is real: New poll shows many in his base disapprove of his handling of the files, and some supporters are having second thoughts about electing him The MAGA base is not happy. Trump’s handling of the Epstein controversy has done significant damage to his standing, particularly among his core supporters.

Trump’s Epstein problem is real: New poll shows many in his base disapprove of his handling of the files, and some supporters are having second thoughts about electing him
theconversation.com/trumps-epste...

22.08.2025 16:55 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The Family Business: An Open Letter (satire/opinion) Things have changed, Jennifer Lundquist writes (satirically).

My colleague has some serious comedic chops...

www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

14.08.2025 20:15 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
2025 Political Psychology Pre-Conference - Vancouver, Canada Join us at Simon Fraser in Vancouver for the 2025 Political Psychology Pre-Conference on the Comparative Psychology of Authoritarianism.

APSA-bound #polisky: register for the Pol. Psych Pre-Conf by Friday (8/15)!

Featuring @lilymasonphd.bsky.social, @valentimvicente.bsky.social , @mjcohen.bsky.social, @agtheodoridis.bsky.social, S. Feldman, M. Pickup, L. Stephenson, T. Ollerenshaw, & O. Christley!

www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-polit...

13.08.2025 18:42 👍 8 🔁 10 💬 1 📌 2

Fortunately for them, Trump promised they'd never have to vote again

12.08.2025 19:23 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Americans Voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 Presidential Election. That Doesn’t Mean They Like His Policies By Jesse Rhodes

Americans Voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 Presidential Election. That Doesn’t Mean They Like His Policies
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12.08.2025 18:59 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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Trump’s Plunging Polls with Professor Alexander Theodoridis Podcast Episode · Politics War Room with James Carville & Al Hunt · 08/07/2025 · 1h 19m

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08.08.2025 03:41 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Trump’s Plunging Polls with Professor Alexander Theodoridis - Politicon

UMass Prof. @agtheodoridis.bsky.social breaks down Trump's declining approval ratings, the impact of harsh immigration crackdowns, plus trends in the gender divide.

NEW Politics War Room w/ James Carville & Al Hunt “Trump’s Plunging Polls w/ Professor Alexander Theodoridis”

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07.08.2025 21:44 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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“We find limited public support for many of the Trump higher education policies.” — @agtheodoridis.bsky.social
(@umasspoll.bsky.social)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250807-top...

07.08.2025 22:32 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
James Carville: Why Trump's Plunging Poll Numbers Matter
James Carville: Why Trump's Plunging Poll Numbers Matter YouTube video by Politicon

Here's a link if you want to hear me talk politics, polling, and polarization with a couple legends, James Carville and Al Hunt...

youtube.com/watch?v=PhAi...

07.08.2025 17:43 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I'm not sure 65-69% of Americans would agree the sun is hot and night is dark, but they apparently agree on this:

Americans who say Trump is "very" or "somewhat dishonest" =
69%

Americans who say Trump is "very" or "somewhat corrupt" = 65%

www.umass.edu/news/article...

05.08.2025 20:47 👍 4513 🔁 1342 💬 240 📌 56
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those are 😳 numbers...

www.umass.edu/news/article...

05.08.2025 20:43 👍 2157 🔁 517 💬 98 📌 29
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New National UMass Amherst Poll Finds President Trump’s Job Approval Gap Slides 6 Points Since April | UMass Amherst The survey finds Trump’s net approval drops to -20 six months into his term, while his approval rating on immigration falls 9 points since April; additionally, 70% say he has not handled Epstein situa...

In April, Trump approval among men = 48%
Now = 39%

April, Trump approval among women = 39%
Now = 35%

April, Trump approval among independents = 31%
Now = 21%

"This is really bad news for Trump, and for Republicans who depend on independents in close elections...”

www.umass.edu/news/article...

05.08.2025 20:41 👍 3854 🔁 1118 💬 316 📌 110
America Has A Trust Problem with Alexander Theodoridis
America Has A Trust Problem with Alexander Theodoridis YouTube video by The Home Front

It’s always a stimulating conversation with @reedgalen.bsky.social…

youtube.com/watch?v=Qdiu...

01.08.2025 14:14 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Poll finds bipartisan agreement on a key issue: regulating AI.
(@eichen.bsky.social, @agtheodoridis.bsky.social, Sara M. Kirshbaum and Tatishe Nteta, @umassamherst.bsky.social‬)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250718-top...

19.07.2025 00:00 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Ντόναλντ Τραμπ 2.0: Έξι ατελείωτοι μήνες

O @yanpal.bsky.social, που γνωρίζει την αμερικανική πολιτική σκηνή όσο λίγοι αναλυτές στην Ελλάδα, κάνει μία ανασκόπηση των έξι πρώτων μηνών της δεύτερης Προεδρίας Τράμπ.

Διαβάστε περισσότερα στο #insidestory_gr

insidestory.gr/article/nton...

17.07.2025 09:15 👍 10 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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I’ve worked with worse views…

09.07.2025 12:37 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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American Democracy Has Been Caught in the Partisan Crossfire As democracy advocates and concerned citizens resist the erosion of norms and institutions during a second Trump administration, we must remember that our democracy is already in a state of crisis! Th...

thefulcrum.us/democracy/pa...

13.03.2025 16:46 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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My $30,000 health insurance claim was denied. Then I tweeted about it Public shaming works – but it’s also a sign of how broken the appeals process is in the US health insurance industry

Wisdom on our broken health insurance system from my brilliant friend @mirandayaver.bsky.social...

www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

27.02.2025 13:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How Musk's efforts to reduce the federal workforce compare to efforts in the 1990s NPR speaks with the Brookings Institution's Elaine Kamarck about her effort to reduce the size of the federal workforce during the 1990s and how it contrasts to Elon Musk's efforts today.

A valuable listen from my former HKS professor Elaine Kamarck on the smart and constitutional way to reduce spending/workforce and make government work more effectively. Quite the contrast...

www.npr.org/2025/02/26/n...

26.02.2025 15:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

“If you committed violence on that day, obviously you shouldn’t be pardoned.” -JD Vance

Someone understands that Trump's a lame duck & preserving a political career requires distancing himself from some of the boss's most repugnant actions. Worked out great for Mike Pence.

22.01.2025 01:44 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

To make it truly honorable, he’d need to publicly declare contrition for his assault on our representative democracy and resign with the intention of spending the rest of his time on Earth trying to become a better person. That’s all he’d have to do to earn my respect as a person.

21.01.2025 16:20 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Pardoning the suckers who fell for his scam could be the beginning of the only honorable thing Trump has done during this entire episode—an admission that he is the one responsible and left his pathetic marks holding the bag.

21.01.2025 16:19 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0
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American Democracy Has Been Caught in the Partisan Crossfire

Alexander Theodoridis @agtheodoridis.bsky.social exposes the dangerous interplay of partisan hyperpolarization and elite power-seeking that's eroding our democratic norms and driving American democracy into peril. New in #FromManyWe: kettering.org/american-dem...

16.01.2025 16:23 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0