Recent Work
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Trump’s Boomerang Effect on Trust and Motivation
This post presents results from a survey on Americans’ feelings when following the news about President Trump and his Administration, and how the news might affect their voting behavior in the midterm elections.
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Through the Lens of Populism: The 2016 Election
This blog discusses how populist beliefs and disagreement with evidence-based statements vary by favored presidential candidate, political party, region of the country, and who won the election.
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The Woes of Collecting Public Opinion: Lessons from an Outlier Election Poll.
Life lessons when academia meets the press: What we learned from our experience moonlighting as an outlier poll during a contested election.
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Could “Shy” Trump Voters’ Discomfort With Disclosing Candidate Choice Have Skewed Telephone Polls? Evidence from the USC Election Poll
We analysed data from the USC Dornsife/ LA Time 2016 Election Daybreak Poll on respondents’ comfort levels with disclosing presidential candidate choice to friends, family, acquaintances, and pollsters. Results are consistent with a “shy” or “hidden” voter effect.
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