Carey Stapleton and I have a new paper in Political Research Quarterly. We show that political elites use angry rhetoric to increase levels of aversive emotions among in-group partisans, which increases engagement. But, it has no significant impact on out-group partisans. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10…

Sad to see Simone Biles not competing and hoping for a quick recovery for her. IMO being so good they change the rules to stop you is way cooler than winning gold. Gold is great, but only the GOAT breaks the judges.

What a fascinating paper: Wolves make roadways safer, generating large economic returns to predator conservation h/t James Pethokoukis ⏩️⤴️ pnas.org/content/118/22…

JAWS will hold its first spring session next Wednesday, 1/26 at 3PM ET. This session will focus on Congress, both in terms of representation and its institutional operations, and features presentations from Mia Costa and @emilymcottle Register here: etsu.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

#poliscitwitter I’m looking for recent work on interest group effects - broadly defined - to update an MA syllabus. I know I’ve seen some great work on here recently but can’t find it all. Any ideas? Self promotion encouraged!

Hi, #Poliscitwitter! I'm on the job market this year! I'm a visiting lecturer at Wellesley College, after previously being at Grinnell College and @AF_Academy. I'm an expert in political psychology, congress, electoral behavior, and urban politics. #AcademicTwitter 1/

WHAT MOST PEOPLE THINK OF AS DOWNS’ MEDIAN VOTER MODEL IS ACTUALLY HIS SUMMARY OF HOTELLING’S MODEL. DOWNS ACCOUNTS FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF VOTERS BUT WHAT’S EVEN MORE INTERESTING IS HIS DISCUSSION OF THE ORIGINS OF PARTIES AND IDEOLOGIES, AND HOW THEY STEM FROM VOTER CONFUSION

A worrying development in our democracies today is that many of us are willing to accept undemocratic behavior by politicians if we agree with them politically. In my new American Political Science Review article, I scrutinize the perceptual logic behind such behavior in the US & globally.🧵👇🏾

A great paper by two great people.

This is not the contradiction it seems. Because grocery stores can’t sell wine there is a liquor store beside every single grocery store in Colorado with a great wine and beer selection. Coloradans didn’t vote against wine they voted FOR liquor stores

Hot off the press, my new paper on American identity, racial sorting, and affective polarization is now available in Political Behavior! 🧵 1/n link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Great piece by Todd featuring research by Ryan Dawkins and Adam Cayton explaining the gap between what Iowans want on abortion policy and laws passed by Republicans

The University of West Florida (in Pensacola) is hiring a tenure-track position in comparative politics with a focus on East Asia. Please reach out if you have any questions. #psjminfo #poliscijobs careersmanager.pageuppeople.com/mob/997/cw/en-…

for Democrats in Congress, immigration is a distributive issue driven by geographically concentrated foreign born populations but for Republicans, it is a partisan issue that is less connected to geography onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…