Matt Germer @mattgermer

Germer, like Germany; not like that baby food company. Elections Fellow @RSI. Elections nerd, sports nerd, all-around nerd. bit.ly/3jz5cLC North Carolina Joined June 2009

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R Street Institute @RSI

2 weeks ago

"We all know in our personal lives that the law is not the only guide for right and wrong. It is legal to cheat on a spouse, to spread gossip about a coworker, or to be an absentee parent. Yet no one would argue these actions are ethically sound. We hold one another to standards…

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R Street Institute @RSI

3 weeks ago

📅 Oct 21: Democracy at 250: From Gerrymandering to Genuine Representation with our @mattgermer, @ChrisStirewalt @thedispatch, @walterolson @CatoInstitute

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Casey Mattox @CaseyMattox_

3 weeks ago

There's no limit to how little can get done if doing something would require the person with power to do it to acknowledge that they were in any way at fault before.

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R Street Institute @RSI

3 weeks ago

"To be clear, redistricting has always been political. The Constitution entrusts state legislatures with this power, and courts have generally allowed partisanship to shape the lines, so long as it doesn’t run afoul of the Voting Rights Act. But that legal reality shouldn’t…

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Matt Germer @mattgermer

4 weeks ago

New from me @RSI @ocregister Redistricting: Just because it’s legal doesn’t make it ethical. ocregister.com/2025/09/04/red…

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Matt Germer @mattgermer

4 weeks ago

“The law is not the only guide for right and wrong… We hold one another to standards higher than bare legality in our families, our workplaces, and our communities. We should do the same for our elected officials.” ocregister.com/2025/09/04/red… @RSI

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Matt Germer @mattgermer

a month ago

"The president’s push to ban mail-in voting...is not just bad policy, it threatens the constitutional guardrails that keep any president from unilaterally rewriting the rules. Americans of all political stripes should be concerned." @RSI rstreet.org/commentary/the…

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Matt Germer @mattgermer

a month ago

“Even if Trump could ban mail-in voting by executive order, Republicans should worry about the precedent. If one president can unilaterally outlaw a voting method, another can just easily mandate it or impose any other sweeping change.” @RSI rstreet.org/commentary/the…

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R Street Institute @RSI

2 months ago

🎧 Our @mattgermer joined @SutherlandInst's Defending Ideas to discuss the Trump DOJ’s sweeping request for voter data, why separation of powers matters, and how to ensure election security with @nicdunnutah and Derek Monson

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R Street Institute @RSI

2 months ago

"At a time when public trust in elections is fragile and threats to voting systems are growing more sophisticated, gutting the very agency responsible for shoring up election infrastructure sends the wrong message and creates real vulnerabilities." @JonMadison26 @mattgermer

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Matt Germer @mattgermer

4 months ago

Was going through some old files and came across the newspaper from the day I was born. Some random 11-year-old from Industry Hills went +3 through 9 holes at the Mission Viejo Junior Open.

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Matt Germer @mattgermer

4 months ago

As an Angels fan, @VictorRojas calling my @UCLABaseball Super Regional is Must-See-TV GREAT WIN BRUINS 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

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R Street Institute @RSI

4 months ago

Catch up on the panel from our summit, “The Presidency, Polarization of Political Parties, and Public Trust in American Government” with Sidney Milkis @UVA and our @mattgermer

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Matt Germer @mattgermer

5 months ago

ICYMI—Last week @RSI hosted our Summit. If you weren’t there, never fear. Recordings are now available, including my fireside chat with UVA prof Sidney Milkis, where we talked presidentialism, polarization and public trust. Check it out 👇 rstreet.org/summit2025

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Sarah Anderson @smayranderson

5 months ago

Hearing now from @RSI’s @mattgermer and @UVA’s Sidney Milkis on the shifts throughout history of the perception and role of the presidency, as well as public trust in the American government.

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Matt Germer @mattgermer

6 months ago

I agree completely. President Trump is making a mistake by taking this on via EO and not moving through Congress. It’s federalizing and destabilizing our elections. rstreet.org/commentary/by-… @RSI

Dr. Jonathan Hembrough Madison @JonMadison26

6 months ago

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Dr. Jonathan Hembrough Madison @JonMadison26

6 months ago

This executive order encroaches on Congressional authority and derides our federal system of elections as an “American patchwork.” Any federal oversight of elections must come from Congress—the representatives of the states—not unilateral executive action. @RSI

The White House @WhiteHouse

6 months ago

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Peter Savodnik @petersavodnik

8 months ago

"If you can’t fill the potholes, you certainly can’t run a healthcare system." On the right-ward shift away from less government to government that can actually do stuff c/o @SL_Schaeffer and @mattgermer dailybreeze.com/2025/01/25/the…

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Matt Germer @mattgermer

11 months ago

America needs a humble concession. We don’t need sore losers. America also needs gracious leadership. We don’t need sore winners. Even if it’s hard, virtue is important in a republic.

Tim Carney @TPCarney

11 months ago

America needs a humble concession. We don’t need sore losers. America also needs gracious leadership. We don’t need sore winners. Even if it’s hard, virtue is important in a republic.