David Broockman
@dbroockman.bsky.social
Day job = Associate Prof. of Political Science at UC Berkeley. Tweets = personal views.
The Berkeley Center for American Democracy is hiring a predoc next year to work with @gabelenz.bsky.social @hrendleman.bsky.social Cecilia Mo & me. Deadline Jan 30.
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05187
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05187
Junior or Assistant Specialist - Department of Political Science
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu
October 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The Berkeley Center for American Democracy is hiring a predoc next year to work with @gabelenz.bsky.social @hrendleman.bsky.social Cecilia Mo & me. Deadline Jan 30.
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05187
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05187
UC Berkeley is hiring an Assistant Professor this fall, with a preference for candidates in International Relations, American Politics, or Public Law.
I am on the committee and glad to answer questions. Please apply!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04948
I am on the committee and glad to answer questions. Please apply!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04948
Assistant Professor - Department of Political Science
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu
July 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
UC Berkeley is hiring an Assistant Professor this fall, with a preference for candidates in International Relations, American Politics, or Public Law.
I am on the committee and glad to answer questions. Please apply!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04948
I am on the committee and glad to answer questions. Please apply!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04948
My Chinese school made a fun video about my Chinese learning journey. Don’t judge the pronunciation, it was filmed in 2023! 🙈
youtube.com/watch?v=Ay4D...
youtube.com/watch?v=Ay4D...
Dr. David Broockman's Learning Journey (Chinese-Speaking Version)
YouTube video by Chinese Language Academy
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June 12, 2025 at 2:55 AM
My Chinese school made a fun video about my Chinese learning journey. Don’t judge the pronunciation, it was filmed in 2023! 🙈
youtube.com/watch?v=Ay4D...
youtube.com/watch?v=Ay4D...
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Trump administration: We’ll beat China by destroying everything that makes us competitive with China.
Presidential budget is out. Here's NSF. Biggest cut, by amount, is $1 billion, or 66.8%, from MPS (Physics & Math directorate). nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
May 31, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Trump administration: We’ll beat China by destroying everything that makes us competitive with China.
🚨NEW PAPER: Why are Members of Congress so extreme?
We conducted a 4-wave panel of thousands of voters in 27 districts during last year’s primary AND general elections to trace polarization’s roots
The results challenge conventional wisdom… and suggest lessons for parties🧵👇
We conducted a 4-wave panel of thousands of voters in 27 districts during last year’s primary AND general elections to trace polarization’s roots
The results challenge conventional wisdom… and suggest lessons for parties🧵👇
May 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🚨NEW PAPER: Why are Members of Congress so extreme?
We conducted a 4-wave panel of thousands of voters in 27 districts during last year’s primary AND general elections to trace polarization’s roots
The results challenge conventional wisdom… and suggest lessons for parties🧵👇
We conducted a 4-wave panel of thousands of voters in 27 districts during last year’s primary AND general elections to trace polarization’s roots
The results challenge conventional wisdom… and suggest lessons for parties🧵👇
Apparently my work on ideology is coming up in TikToks to justify the idea that extreme positions gain votes.
For the record, I don't think my work indicates this.
Rather, it suggests that the most advantageous moderation is on the specific issues where a party is out of step with public opinion.
For the record, I don't think my work indicates this.
Rather, it suggests that the most advantageous moderation is on the specific issues where a party is out of step with public opinion.
May 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Apparently my work on ideology is coming up in TikToks to justify the idea that extreme positions gain votes.
For the record, I don't think my work indicates this.
Rather, it suggests that the most advantageous moderation is on the specific issues where a party is out of step with public opinion.
For the record, I don't think my work indicates this.
Rather, it suggests that the most advantageous moderation is on the specific issues where a party is out of step with public opinion.
Interesting that I’m not seeing takes that this will help Trump politically because 1) moving to the extremes will turn out his base and/or 2) economic reality doesn’t matter, only elite messaging about the economy. Makes you think.
I think Trump’s increasingly extreme trade policies will probably help the GOP electorally by juicing base turnout — the only way they could make this go better for themselves would be by banning abortion and privatizing Medicare.
April 9, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Interesting that I’m not seeing takes that this will help Trump politically because 1) moving to the extremes will turn out his base and/or 2) economic reality doesn’t matter, only elite messaging about the economy. Makes you think.
The Berkeley Center for American Democracy is hiring a predoc next year. Please encourage any students interested in PhD study in political science to apply!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04782
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04782
Junior or Assistant Specialist - Department of Political Science
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu
March 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The Berkeley Center for American Democracy is hiring a predoc next year. Please encourage any students interested in PhD study in political science to apply!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04782
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04782
Congrats to recent Berkeley PhD alum @annamikk.bsky.social on having her job market paper published at @apsrjournal.bsky.social!
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White Democrats’ Growing Support for Black Politicians in the Era of the “Great Awokening” | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
White Democrats’ Growing Support for Black Politicians in the Era of the “Great Awokening”
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March 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Congrats to recent Berkeley PhD alum @annamikk.bsky.social on having her job market paper published at @apsrjournal.bsky.social!
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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🚨 NEW PAPER: When low-income Americans get $1,000/month for 3 years, what happens to their political views & behavior?
The OpenResearch Unconditional income Study reveals surprising findings about the effects of income on politics... 🧵
The OpenResearch Unconditional income Study reveals surprising findings about the effects of income on politics... 🧵
December 2, 2024 at 7:00 PM
🚨 NEW PAPER: When low-income Americans get $1,000/month for 3 years, what happens to their political views & behavior?
The OpenResearch Unconditional income Study reveals surprising findings about the effects of income on politics... 🧵
The OpenResearch Unconditional income Study reveals surprising findings about the effects of income on politics... 🧵
With Fox News hosts nominated for the cabinet, I wanted to share takeaways from two recently-accepted papers w @jkalla.bsky.social on partisan TV.
There's been much skepticism that partisan TV actually affects public opinion.
Our findings rebut that skepticism: partisan media matters! 🧵
There's been much skepticism that partisan TV actually affects public opinion.
Our findings rebut that skepticism: partisan media matters! 🧵
November 20, 2024 at 6:09 PM
With Fox News hosts nominated for the cabinet, I wanted to share takeaways from two recently-accepted papers w @jkalla.bsky.social on partisan TV.
There's been much skepticism that partisan TV actually affects public opinion.
Our findings rebut that skepticism: partisan media matters! 🧵
There's been much skepticism that partisan TV actually affects public opinion.
Our findings rebut that skepticism: partisan media matters! 🧵