op-eds, commentary, and MISCELLANEOUS
“The key to countering the rising anti-LGBTQ tide is building bridges,” Washington Post (June 28, 2023). With Matthew J. Lacombe.
Interview for the “Two-Party Georgia Oral History Project,” Russell Library, University of Georgia (February 17, 2023).
“Presidential Campaign Stops Remain a Double-Edged Sword,” 3Streams (September 15, 2021). With Nicholas G. Napolio and Jordan Carr Peterson.
Guest appearance on New Books in Political Science Podcast (September 10, 2020).
Guest appearance on The Science of Politics Podcast (August 12, 2020).
“Trump is going back to holding rallies. He might be helping Biden.” The Washington Post - Monkey Cage (June 18, 2020). With Jordan Carr Peterson.
Participant in USC Authors meet Critics panel (w. John Aldrich, Devin Caughey, Ashley Jardina, and Kimberley Johnson) on Republican Party Politics and the American South, 1865-1968 (May 18, 2020).
Participant in USC Book Talk on Republican Party Politics and the American South, 1865-1968 (April 30, 2020).
Guest appearance on the Bedrosian Book Club Podcast (May 19, 2020).
Guest appearance on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show (March 2, 2020).
“The Republican Party is white and Southern. How did that happen?” The Washington Post - Monkey Cage (February 7, 2020). With Jeffery A. Jenkins.
Guest appearance on Prickly Politics podcast (WFUV) (November 20, 2019).
Guest appearance on CBC live (November 14, 2019).
“No Really, what is APD?” A House Divided (April 4, 2019).
Guest appearance on the P.S. You’re Interesting podcast (January 30, 2019).
“How Incumbent Presidents, Including Trump, Control Their Party’s National Committee - And Why It Matters,” Scholars Strategy Network (November 1, 2018).
“Let Us Overanalyze the First 2020 Democratic Primary Poll,” A House Divided (October 15, 2018).
“What happens if Kavanaugh makes it onto the Supreme Court?’ A House Divided (September 28, 2018).
"The DNC voted to strip superdelegates of their powers. Will it matter for 2020?" Washington Post - The Monkey Cage (September 4, 2018).
"The Koch network attacked Trump. Here's why he's using the RNC to fight back," Washington Post - The Monkey Cage (August 10, 2018).
"No, the DNC didn't 'rig' the Democratic primary for Hillary Clinton," Washington Post - The Monkey Cage (November 4, 2017).
"How many votes could Hurricane Harvey cost Trump in Texas?" Washington Post - The Monkey Cage (August 29, 2017). With Brenton D. Peterson and Jeffery A. Jenkins.
"The Democratic and Republican National Committees in the Trump Era," CLIO - Newsletter of Politics & History vol. 26, no. 1 (2016-2017) 9-10.
"Why there's a battle royale to lead the Democratic Party, and what it means for the Trump era," Washington Post - The Monkey Cage (December 19, 2016).
"Without Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton might have lost Virginia as well," Washington Post - The Monkey Cage (November 17, 2016). With Brenton D. Peterson.
"The Republican Party is coming apart. Here's what it can learn from the 1956 Democrats," Washington Post - The Monkey Cage (October 25, 2016).
"Reince Priebus vowed to punish Republicans who don't support Trump. It's an empty threat," Washington Post - The Monkey Cage (September 20, 2016).
"Managing Dissent," First Year 2017 - The Miller Center (August 25, 2016).
"The Democrats are surprisingly unified. That should help Hillary Clinton," Washington Post - The Monkey Cage (August 3, 2016). With Sidney M. Milkis.
"These 2 trends are what produced such a negative Republican Convention," Washington Post - The Monkey Cage (July 24, 2016). With Sidney M. Milkis.
"The Republican Party Loses Control," (with Jeffery A. Jenkins) in John Sides and Henry Farrell, The Science of Trump: Explaining the Rise of an Unlikely Candidate (The Monkey Cage: 2016).
"Vice-presidential candidates do win votes. But Mike Pence won't help Donald Trump win the election," Washington-Post - The Monkey Cage (July 15, 2016). With Brenton D. Peterson.
"Can a Veep Candidate Swing His or Her Home State?," Newsweek (June 26, 2016). With Brenton D. Peterson.
"How a swing state running mate could help Trump or Clinton win the White House," LSE - United States Politics and Policy Blog (June 21, 2016). With Brenton D. Peterson.
"GOP voters picked Trump. Party leaders aren't falling in line. Here's why that's surprising," Washington Post - The Monkey Cage (May 10, 2016). With Jeffery A. Jenkins.
"This research shows that vice-presidential candidates actually do win votes in their home states," Washington Post - The Monkey Cage (April 26, 2016). With Brenton D. Peterson.
"The Republicans' Rules Dilemma," The New West (April 24, 2016).
"Bernie Sanders Thinks the Democratic Primary Process "Distorts Reality". Does History Back This Up?" Washington Post - The Monkey Cage (April 17, 2016). With Jeffery A. Jenkins.
"The RNC's Secret Dinner About a Brokered Convention is No Surprise. Here's Why," Washington Post - The Monkey Cage (December 17, 2015).
"How Does the Republican Party Solve a Problem Like Donald Trump?," Washington Post - The Monkey Cage (August 18, 2015)
"Who Can Get Trump to Tone it Down? Reince Priebus is Trying," Washington Post - The Monkey Cage (July 13, 2015). With Jeffery A. Jenkins.
"Gay Marriage in U.S. State Legislatures," 2014 working paper. With Christian Short.
"Obama Campagne is Juist Niet Nieuw," NRC Next, May 30, 2008.
"Campagne van Obama is Niet Vernieuwend," NRC Handelsblad, May 28, 2008.