Ian Anson (@iganson.bsky.social) Political scientist at UMBC. I study U.S. public opinion, media & politics, political psychology & the scholarship of teaching & learning. Dad, husband, author, podcaster, Tar Heel, baltimore…

Despite intense political polarization, a significant number of Americans still cross party lines to support both Democratic and Republican candidates. A political science professor examines #ticketsplitting voters and their potential influence on the 2026 midterms: #polisky
https://buff.ly/4iewJwV

This was what you call a "#BucketShop Op."

@GOP #ElectionOfficials disqualified only #Democrats' provisional & mail-in ballots, 1 or 2 votes here & there, for a sliver of a #Trump lead in battlegrounds.

This is why so much #TicketSplitting in this election.

He won with stolen "drops in a bucket."