Is David Shor a good model for elections?
[Get more from Ezra Klein by listening to his Opinion podcast, “The Ezra Klein Show.”] That, at least, is what David Shor thinks. Shor started modeling elections in 2008, when he was a 16-year-old blogger, and he proved good at it.
What happened to Mark Shor?
Politico reported that Shor has “an audience in the White House and is one of the most in-demand data analysts in the country,” calling his following “the cult of Shor.” Now he is a co-founder of and the head of data science at Blue Rose Research, a progressive data science operation.
Can Shor reveal who’s hiring him?
Indeed, though Shor has found a new job in progressive politics, one of the conditions of his employment is that he can’t reveal who’s hired him — lest his new employers face the same criticism Civis did.
Should we take Shor’s side in the Wasow-Shor debate?
Some participants took Shor’s side in the argument, but most did not. Jessica Morales Rocketto, currently civic engagement director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, argued that the problem with his tweet wasn’t that Wasow or his research is bad, but that “it is important to examine the point Shor was making in a larger sense.”
Popularism, Explained and Questioned
Shor’s theory of popularism, at its heart, is a critique of the professional staffers, consultants and organizers who shape the Democratic Party’s message, image and strategic choices.
What Democrats Need to Understand
Models can mislead. The demographic triumphalism that Democrats felt a decade ago has vanished, as reality proved more complicated than regressions. The same may be true here, too.
Why was Shor fired?
In the Atlantic, Yascha Mounk reported that Shor appeared to have been fired because of the tweet, which Civis denies, though the company will not elaborate.
Who is the host of the podcast "Concern Trolling"?
The tweet was characterized as “concern trolling” by the podcast host Benjamin Dixon, while Ari Trujillo Wesler, the impresario behind a popular organizing app, denounced it as “anti-Blackness.”. So we’re really concern trolling to for the purposes of increasing democratic turnout.
What is Wasow's paper about?
Wasow’s paper is in that spirit, seemingly looking to understand how Black Americans, despite being a politically disempowered numerical minority, were able to influence the political process. He speculates that the famous mass protests of the 1960s may have played a role. And he asks how that role can be quantified.
Who called Shor's treatment “pretty disgraceful”?
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner called Shor’s treatment “pretty disgraceful” but questioned whether it exemplified any larger trend. My colleague Zack Beauchamp in Vox said this is a case of something that is “non-controversial even among left-wing intellectuals.”
Did David Shor do anything wrong?
David Shor did nothing wrong. The important issue here is the underlying presumption that the tweet was racist . Shor is a data scientist who works primarily on polling and public opinion. He tries to help Democrats understand how to win elections.
