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 …
Working Paper · 2026
Does populist rhetoric actually win over mass audiences? Analyzing more than 28 million Facebook posts from over 26,000 candidates and 1,600 parties across 90 countries, this paper …
PSRM · 2026
Examines how political polarization and populism shape the emotional responses of citizens to election outcomes. The study finds that while polarization amplifies emotional …
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 …
PNAS Nexus · 2024
Uses computational analysis of large language corpora to uncover racial hierarchies embedded in American English. The study reveals systematic associations between race, perceived …
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 …
Cambridge University Press · 2022
Survey research has a fundamental tension: asking enough questions to measure something well versus not exhausting or losing respondents. This book introduces a smarter solution — …