So the fact that the City of Troy is getting a GIFT, FREE OF CHARGE, of a giant wooden horse, temporarily, in a very public transaction, so bothers the crooked Laocoön that he insists we REFUSE the horse. Anybody can do that! The Greeks are world-class losers!!! MTGA

Our new paper in @ajpseditor.bsky.social:

Americans have trusted local media more than national since the mid-1990s.

We show that roughly *half* of that is due to the "local trust heuristic" - people trust news that seems local, whether real or fake.

doi.org/10.1111/ajps...

When Americans stop reading the local newspaper, their faith that elections are fair drops significantly.

BUT: other election attitudes, belief in American system of government unaffected

My new article @polbehavior.bsky.social, open access, w/ @moriahjharman.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1007/s111...

We also show that voter contact is higher in areas with multiple campaign offices, showing that these offices are active and that competition increases contact - particularly in-person and over the phone. (6/x)

Democrats opened offices in safe Dem areas, while Republicans - constrained by geography, since their core areas are less densely populated - went after swing counties more frequently. (5/x)

Within cities, the seeds of Trump 2024's successes in urban areas - and the Democrats' shift to the suburbs - can be seen in some earlier elections, particularly in these metropolitan maps of Las Vegas, Miami, Milwaukee, and Philadelphia. (4/x)

As battleground state strategies shifted, so did field office investments in these states. Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania show how political strategies and coalitions changed from 2012-2020. (3/x)

We show the partisan back-and-forth of organizing strategies, from Obama's dominant ground game in 2008 and 2012 to Trump's resurgent 2020 operation while Biden opened no offices (due to covid-19). One trend is clear - hundreds fewer Dem. offices than each prior election. (2/x)

Bluesky: “Twitter is just right-wing misinformation now!”

The misinformation:

I have left Louisiana, confirmed.

Hey polisky - come work with us at the Institute for Democracy, Journalism & Citizenship!

The Newhouse School @ Syracuse is looking for an associate/full professor in political communication to be located **in Washington, DC.** Please reach out if you have questions!

sujobopps.com/postings/101...