Thomas Schaller

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Thomas F. Schaller (born January 17, 1967) is Professor of Political Science at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). He was a student of the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. Formerly a weekly political columnist for the Baltimore Sun, he has published commentaries in a variety of publications, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Salon, The American Prospect and The Nation.

He is author of Whistling Past Dixie: How Democrats Can Win Without the South ( ISBN   074329016X). [1] He is also the author of The Stronghold: How Republicans Captured Congress but Surrendered the White House (Yale University, 2015) and "Common Enemies: Georgetown Basketball, Miami Football and the Racial Transformation of College Sports" (University of Nebraska Press, 2021), and White Rural Rage: The Threat to America’s Democracy (Penguin Random House, 2024). From 2009 to 2010, Schaller was a regular contributor to FiveThirtyEight.com.

He is of German and Italian descent. [2] [3]

During the 2000 presidential election, Schaller was listed as a Maryland state co-chair of GoreNet. [4] GoreNet was a group that supported the Al Gore campaign with a focus on grassroots and online organizing as well as hosting small dollar donor events. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ Randall, David K. (26 June 2008). "Southern Discomfort". Forbes . Retrieved 25 August 2010.
  2. ↑ Schaller, Thomas (2008-10-20). "Powell's lesson". Salon. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  3. ↑ Schaller, Thomas F. (2012-07-10). "Hostility toward recent immigrants a long American tradition". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
  4. ↑ "GoreNet State Co-Chairs". Gore 2000. 15 August 2000. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "GoreNet: A Network of Young Americans Dedicated to Al Gore President". Gore 2000. 15 August 2000. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved 29 July 2024.


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