Working Paper · 2026
Platforms and policymakers keep rewriting the rules for online political advertising, but what regulations do citizens actually want? Using a nationally representative NORC …
JEPS · 2026
Examines what features of online ads lead people to perceive them as political. Through experiments varying source, content, and political orientation, the study maps the factors …
POQ · 2024
Investigates why older Americans disproportionately engage with dubious political news online. The study finds that partisan motivation plays a central role: older partisans are …
JEPS · 2023
Experimentally tests how exposure to unsubstantiated voter fraud claims affects public confidence in elections. The study finds that such claims meaningfully reduce trust in …
PA · 2022
Develops a dynamic Bayesian model for forecasting US Senate elections that integrates polling data, contextual factors, and temporal dynamics. The approach outperforms simpler …
JOP · 2022
Investigates whether the perceived closeness of presidential elections influences where college students choose to register to vote. The study finds evidence of strategic …
PRQ · 2019
Uses long-term panel data spanning the Obama era to examine the sources of stability and change in party identification. The study finds that while party ID is generally stable, …
R&P · 2018
Revisits the white backlash hypothesis in the context of death penalty opinion. Using experimental methods, the study examines how racial cues in criminal justice contexts shape …
JOP · 2017
Examines how networks of congressional staff influence legislative behavior in the U.S. House. The study finds that shared staff connections between offices facilitate the …
APR · 2016
Investigates the stability of individual policy preferences and ideological constraint over time. The findings challenge assumptions about mass ideological consistency, showing …