New article Political Research Quarterly w/ Zeljko Poljak!

👋 Comms lady twiddling her fingers while waiting for House members to be sworn in and new websites/social accounts/office info to go live...

Scrolling freshman House websites to judge their roll out isn't a bad way to spend your Speaker vote ...

In #FirstView by Zeljko Poljak and Annelise Russell: "All Talk, No Action? Politicians’ Agenda Responsiveness to Citizens’ Engagement on Social Media" journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/10…

* taps sign * to remind first timers

Waiting for Patty Murray to show up in these...

Democrats learned a lot of hard lessons about the realities of digital and social media during the first Trump presidency. But burnout/staffer turnover means fewer and fewer people on the hill who remember these lessons.

You don’t understand Congress if you don’t grasp how digital communications is vital to representation.

OMB memo and federal aid freeze are a good reminder that amid uncertainty, constant (digital) comms is key. You don't have to have every solution, but you've gotta show people that you're showing up.

Forever evangelizing why (digital) comms is vital to the success of Congress and representation.

When people ask me what I still like about congressional Twitter...

Finally found words for the PoliticoPro news... Government does not succeed without (useful) information and — more importantly — ways to put that information into context. I don't give a damn who does it, but we can't pretend it is not vital to public policy.

Me, walking into lecture knowing it’s media and comms week for my undergrad policy/politics class… x.com/espnW/status/1…

IRB approval feels like it should come with a WWE wrestling belt and a lifetime supply of coffee for my troubles.

Evidence that Democrats can message together... BUT if these videos don't live anywhere else other than Twitter/X — YouTube, ads, OTT/CTV — it won't matter if they can row together or not.

Feeling pretty good about my book dedication today….

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Explore this latest PSJ blog post uncovering how information overload drives first-term lawmakers to invest heavily in media and reference tools. By Alison Craig & Annelise Russell Read here: psjblog.net/2025/06/18/inf… #PSJ #PolicyStudiesJournal

Why are members of Congress on X.com, BlueSky, etc.? Don't they have anything better to do? Prof. Annelise Russell explains: understandingcongress.org/podcast/why-ar… American Enterprise Institute

It’s always risky business when someone gives me a platform to talk about Congress and its social media habits. Thanks Kevin R Kosar !