Big Sky Political Analysis

Created and maintained by professors of political science at Montana State University, this website seeks to bring political science analysis to current political events in Montana, the United States, and across the globe. Our aim is to provide nonpartisan analysis and commentary in a political world replete with punditry and partisanship.

Sunday, March 7, 2021

The UK Towns Fund: Did Conservative Constituencies Benefit?

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This past week, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak released the government’s 2021 budget. Included in the package was an announcement o...
Thursday, September 10, 2020

The Removal of Montana Post Boxes: Evidence of Partisan Shenanigans

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Working with Maritsa Georgiou at NBC Montana, I analyzed the removal of post boxes in the state of Montana and found that Democratic vote at...
Friday, May 8, 2020

A Charge to the MSU Class of 2020: The Citizen as Essential Worker

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Today, the Department of Political Science celebrated its graduates at our traditional Friday-Before-Graduation party. Alas, this year--beca...
Tuesday, March 31, 2020

How COVID-19 Might Transform the Montana Senate Race

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In political science, there's a well-known phenomenon known as the "Rally Around the Flag Effect". Quite simply, when the nati...
Saturday, February 1, 2020

The Profound Ignorance of Senators Lamar Alexander and Steve Daines

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NOTE: I re-titled the blog after watching Senator Daines' recent comments on impeachment on the Senate floor. The ignorance extends to ...
Monday, April 2, 2018

Carhartt, Bloodlines, and Place of Birth: The Recurrent Battle Over Who’s the Most Montanan

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This is a special guest post by Kal Munis, a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Virginia. Kal is a lifelong Montanan, and is an alum of ...
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