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John Patty

John Patty

    Latest articles by John Patty

    Mischiefs of Faction
    Division, distraction, and delay in the Senate: the unusual 113th CongressDivision, distraction, and delay in the Senate: the unusual 113th Congress
    Mischiefs of Faction
    President Obama is trolling Chuck Grassley, and it’s Mitch McConnell’s faultPresident Obama is trolling Chuck Grassley, and it’s Mitch McConnell’s fault
    Mischiefs of Faction

    Obama can troll Grassley because Grassley’s all in.

    By John Patty and Tom Clark
    Mischiefs of Faction
    Why Obama should pick a conservative Supreme Court nomineeWhy Obama should pick a conservative Supreme Court nominee
    Mischiefs of Faction
    By John Patty and Tom Clark
    Mischiefs of Faction
    Catch-22: Mitch McConnell’s Supreme Court strategyCatch-22: Mitch McConnell’s Supreme Court strategy
    Mischiefs of Faction

    We consider why McConnell so quickly tried to preempt a Supreme Court nominee in the first place.

    By John Patty and Tom Clark
    Mischiefs of Faction
    Game theory and worms: how to win a primary electionGame theory and worms: how to win a primary election
    Mischiefs of Faction

    Pro tip to primary candidates: Don’t win too early.

    By John Patty
    Mischiefs of Faction
    Chris Christie and Carly Fiorina: when 5th place is more important than 1stChris Christie and Carly Fiorina: when 5th place is more important than 1st
    Mischiefs of Faction

    Fiorina’s voters should have voted for Christie.

    By John Patty
    Mischiefs of Faction
    Live-blogging the New Hampshire primaryLive-blogging the New Hampshire primary
    Mischiefs of Faction

    The Mischiefs of Faction are live-blogging the Granite State.

    By Jennifer Victor, Richard Skinner and 6 more
    Mischiefs of Faction
    Women Also Know Stuff: a crowdsourced list of women political scientistsWomen Also Know Stuff: a crowdsourced list of women political scientists
    Mischiefs of Faction

    A list to help combat gender inequality in political science.

    By Gregory Koger, Jennifer Victor and 6 more
    Mischiefs of Faction
    Unraveling Obama’s final State of the Union addressUnraveling Obama’s final State of the Union address
    Mischiefs of Faction

    Comparing Obama’s eighth and final State of the Union Address with that of fictional President Andrew Shepherd.

    By John Patty
    Mischiefs of Faction
    Win or lose, Donald Trump will make sense ... laterWin or lose, Donald Trump will make sense ... later
    Mischiefs of Faction

    Social science predicted that it can’t predict the Trumps of the world.

    By John Patty

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