What were the 5 posts in 2024 that people actually read? #1 will surprise you.
After the 2019 Green wave, many observers expected a blue-brownish backlash for 2024. And in many countries, these observers (who are these people, and why are they always so well-informed?) were not disappointed. In Germany, the governing “progressive” coalition took a rather spectacular beating, while the main opposition, the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) performed ok-ish. The…
With just two days to go, this is my last look at AfD support in the polls before the 2024 EP elections.
Here is a new working paper about the disproportionate success of the AfD and the Left in Germany’s eastern states
The warning signs have been present for some time. Les Républicains are on the verge of a crackup. Caught between Macron’s LRM and Le Pen’s RN, the party’s electoral space […]
Here’s a useful primer on the upcoming election in Bulgaria
Bei den Landtagswahlen in Rheinland-Pfalz und Baden-Württemberg schienen Kandidatinnen und Kandidaten besonders wichtig zu sein. Stimmt das eigentlich? Darüber habe ich mit Dietmar Telser von tagesschau.de gesprochen. https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/wahlen/personalisierung-wahlkampf-101.html
Auch mit der AZ haber ich mich über die mobilisierende Wirkung der Briefwahl unterhalten. [contentcards url="https://www.allgemeine-zeitung.de/politik/rheinland-pfalz/rheinland-pfalz-verschickt-wahlbenachrichtigungen_23085354" target="_blank"]
Mit dem SWR habe ich über die Bedeutung der Briefwahl für den Wahlkampf und die zu erwartende Mobilisierung bei der Landtagswahl in Rheinland-Pfalz gesprochen. Das Ergebnis findet sich hier. [contentcards url="https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/corona-experte-landtagswahl-rp-100.html" target="_blank"]
Over at Crooked Timber, John Quiggin asks an odd yet interesting question: Would Republican voters rather live under a government like that of Russia, or one like that of California? Barbara McQuade, an actual law professor and former US attorney, argues that what the testimonies from the impeachment hearings add up to bribery. Still not sure if…