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ericmerkley.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto | Director of the Policy, Elections, and Representation Lab (PEARL) | Political behaviour, political and science communication, Canadian/American politics www.ericmerkley.com www.pearluoft.com
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Trump isn't simply misinformed. He's a Russian asset. Treat him as such. The gravity of the betrayal currently unfolding against Ukraine by the U.S. is both predictable and staggering. Along with *waves hands at everything* I don't know how any country trusts the U.S. ever again

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American democracy is crumbling, and the Times is here horserace'ing Canada's conquest. Incredible stuff. But also: 1) there would be war, 2) we will never accept U.S. institutions, and 3) U.S. democracy would be long gone if this ever happened. So no, Dems don't benefit. Get it together NYT

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

Mitch McConnell is the ultimate hot dog man

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

I married into an 🇺🇸 family. My daughter will always have a foot in both countries. Seeing the destruction of the special 🇨🇦🇺🇸 relationship and the slow withering of American democracy is so incredibly heartbreaking. My daughter and all our children will be poorer and less free

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

Now forthcoming at the University of Toronto Press 🥳 If you want a sneak peek at the manuscript, send me an email!

submitted 23 days ago • 2 comments

New article with @natashagoel.bsky.social out in Political Behavior today on online incivility and affective polarization. Check out the thread below!

submitted 58 days ago • 0 comments

PRL's annual conference is in Salt Lake City, May 1-2, 2025 🎉Apply by 12/31 to present/attend! We are looking for work on democratic attitudes, broadly defined, and preference complete/near complete studies for talks. Details and application: polarizationresearchlab.org/annual-meeti...

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments