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Political scientist at @udelaware.bsky.social | Editor at @poqjournal.bsky.social | Research Director at Center for Political Communication | 🇬🇧🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈
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Does Congress listen to public opinion and advocacy?

In POQ, Grossman reviews Burstein’s book on American Public Opinion, Advocacy, and Policy in Congress. Burstein’s findings show that the public and media are seldom influential in Congress.

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November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Autocratization is not isolated within country borders.

In POQ, Chan argues that an authoritarian's electoral success abroad can shatter democratic norms and demonstrate the viability of authoritarianism.

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November 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Are Americans less welcoming to immigrants seeking economic opportunity?

New in POQ, Pangakis dispels the common view that Americans are more supportive of people immigrating to flee violence than economic migrants.

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November 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Public opinion sometimes seems much larger than typical news audiences.

New in POQ, Peterson reviews Taylor Carlson's book, which puts potential opinion leaders and their ability to convey information in the spotlight.

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November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Got a great paper on how AI is reshaping public opinion research? Submit it to POQ's special issue on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Survey Research!

Papers are being reviewed and accepted on a rolling basis starting now – full details here: s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/clarivate-sc...
November 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Tonight is not New York City's first impactful three-way race.

Though it was not a mayoral election, the 1948 presidential election, between Truman, Dewey, and Wallace, saw a dramatic last-minute swing.

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November 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Why does a significant minority of the Latinix community support restrictive immigration policies?

In POQ, Hickel et al. find that negative stereotypes of immigrants are a motivating force electorally among the Latinx community.

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October 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Can partisanship lead survey respondents to knowingly spread misinformation?

Schaffner & Luks used controversy over crowd sizes in the 2009 and 2017 presidential inaugurations. Trump supporters gave expressive responses to show their support.

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October 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Does health anxiety persist longer than economic anxiety?

In POQ, Henderson and Oden explore COVID-19’s impact on the duration of anxiety and how its persistence translates into political attitudes.

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October 15, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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How does proximity to injustice affect Native American political behavior?

In POQ, Sanchez & Foxworth examined Native American political behavior in the 2020 presidential election. They found that proximity was a strong mobilizing factor.

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October 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Public opinion of Christopher Columbus has shifted in recent decades.

Schuman et al. conducted a national survey in 2005 to assess beliefs about Columbus and the influence of revisionist history. They find revisionist ideas have little impact.

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October 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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How does the perception of “electability” influence Democratic primary voters' behaviors?

In POQ, Green et al. discern differences in candidate preference and perceived electability among 2020 Democratic primary voters.

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October 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Tolerance for norm violations is bipartisan, depending on who’s president.

Littvay et al. show that while Republicans are more lenient of their president eroding norms, Democrats’ tolerance increases when they hold the presidency.

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October 6, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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What causes nonresponsiveness among individuals?

Medway et al. investigate this and find that time use, attitudes toward the government, and privacy concerns are primary reasons. Although these manifest in different ways among individuals.

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October 9, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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How have Americans’ immigration attitudes changed in recent decades?

Ollerenshaw and Jardina observe how opinions have evolved since 1988 among partisan and racial/ethnic groups. The most significant shifts have been from white Democrats.

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October 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Do different survey modes affect respondents' discomfort?

As live-video surveys become commonplace, Okon et al. shed light on what this means for data collection.

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October 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Opioid use disorder disproportionately affects Indigenous communities.

In POQ, Grubin et al. explore the stigmas and barriers to administering medications to treat opioid use disorder (MOUD), which is proven to assist in recovery.

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September 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Do recent violent episodes affect support for political violence?

In POQ, Nai et al. show that those experiencing partisan Schadenfreude toward the victim's party offer higher short-term support for political violence.

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September 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Current disability measures have numerous limitations.

In POQ, Kaplan et al. used a multimethodological approach to measure the type of disability and the extent to which it limits their ability to work.

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September 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Aging in place has been proven to enhance the quality of life among seniors.

In POQ, Jones-Layman et al. constructed eight age-friendly city (AFC) domains as a framework for understanding best practices for aging in place.

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September 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Thematic analysis (TA) has become commonplace among qualitative researchers.

In POQ, Haan & Venema provide guidance on different TA approaches and the flexibility that a blended approach to TA presents to scholars.

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September 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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What leads journalists to withhold from publishing content?

In POQ, Ferreira & Daoust assess this dilemma on whether to publish problematic content. In their considerations, journalists must carefully weigh how they may shape public opinion.

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September 15, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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It is with enormous pleasure that I announce the publication of the first special issue of @poqjournal.bsky.social devoted to #qualitative research! The 2025 special issue: Qualitative Research: Advancing the Social & Behavioral Sciences bit.ly/POQQRissue @aapor.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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POQ's 2025 special issue underlines the importance of qualitative research in the social sciences.

Roller & Smith outline different methodological approaches to qualitative research and its critical role in social and behavioral sciences.

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September 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM