Thomas F. Schaller (born January 17, 1967) is Professor of Political Science at

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(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'', ''

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'' and ''The Nation''. He is author of ''Whistling Past Dixie: How Democrats Can Win Without the South'' (). 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

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. He is of German and Italian descent. During the 2000 presidential election, Schaller was listed as a Maryland state co-chair of GoreNet. GoreNet was a group that supported the Al Gore campaign with a focus on

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and

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organizing as well as hosting small dollar donor events.

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