Seth Masket
@smotus
"A very accessible, very interesting, non-bombastic political scientist." -Jonah Goldberg Subscribe to my newsletter "The Smotus Report" about US politics in an endangered democracy:
When you’ve built a party so far around the bend that it can’t accept that one of its own prominent leaders died of a heart attack in his 70s
Went to see “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” on Broadway. I wasn’t really sure what to expect. But it turns out they’ve turned that musical into a tribute to the Ballroom scene (drag shows by people of color who were excluded from white drag shows in the 1960s and later). (1/2)
My usual "root against the colonial power" heuristic isn't doing much for me today
My discussion with Cobalt's Karen Middleton about how women are gaining access to abortion care in the wake of Dobbs smotus.substack.com/p/abortion-a...
"Jor-El says that we should stop mining Krypton's core because it could cause the planet to explode. But shouldn't we let the voters decide that?"
There's a long history of conservative Democrats who fought the party's left
“For glory of Soviet socialism, we destroy center of Western commerce and decadence! Also LaGuardia.”
God forbid the party should act like a fucking party www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/u...
A real treat on the ToddCast last night when @chriscillizza.bsky.social pulled out his Kindle to show he was reading my book
The most crazy candidate is beating the least crazy candidate by 0.4 points
Mainstream Republican state Sen. Barb Kirkmeyer is currently 1.5 points ahead of high-risk humanitarian Victor Marx
Holy shit. 30 year House veteran Diana DeGette defeated in the Dem primary by a challenger younger than her congressional service.
Democratic turnout in this year's CO primary is exceeding that of 2022 and 2024 at this point, although Republican turnout is lagging