Maggie Macdonald, PhD
@mgmacdonald.bsky.social
Asst Prof UKY Poli Sci | Previous: CSMaP, Emory Poli Sci, Elon University | Pol comm, campaigns, IGs, & social media | RYT-200 | maggiegmacdonald.com
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Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
August 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
I am so happy to see this published! (And delighted that my excellent coauthors went along with my suggested title of 'Candidates be Posting')
🚨New publication in Social Media + Society🚨
Candidates Be Posting: Multi-Platform Strategies and Partisan Preferences in the 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections
And it's open access!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Candidates Be Posting: Multi-Platform Strategies and Partisan Preferences in the 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections
And it's open access!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Candidates Be Posting: Multi-Platform Strategies and Partisan Preferences in the 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections - Josephine Lukito, Maggie Macdonald, Bin Chen, Megan A. Brown, Stephen Prochaska, Yunkang ...
In this multi-platform, comparative study, we analyze social media messages from political candidates (N = 1,517) running for Congress during the 2022 U.S. Midt...
journals.sagepub.com
July 28, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I am so happy to see this published! (And delighted that my excellent coauthors went along with my suggested title of 'Candidates be Posting')
Reposted by Maggie Macdonald, PhD
In spite of the many changes to data access, we continue to collect this data.
In 2024, we collaborated with the Algorithmic Transparency Institute, SOMAR, and CTCL to begin Candidata, a more long-term effort to collect and validate social media handles of U.S. politicians:
www.candidata24.org
In 2024, we collaborated with the Algorithmic Transparency Institute, SOMAR, and CTCL to begin Candidata, a more long-term effort to collect and validate social media handles of U.S. politicians:
www.candidata24.org
Candidata24
www.candidata24.org
July 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
In spite of the many changes to data access, we continue to collect this data.
In 2024, we collaborated with the Algorithmic Transparency Institute, SOMAR, and CTCL to begin Candidata, a more long-term effort to collect and validate social media handles of U.S. politicians:
www.candidata24.org
In 2024, we collaborated with the Algorithmic Transparency Institute, SOMAR, and CTCL to begin Candidata, a more long-term effort to collect and validate social media handles of U.S. politicians:
www.candidata24.org
Reposted by Maggie Macdonald, PhD
🚨New publication in Social Media + Society🚨
Candidates Be Posting: Multi-Platform Strategies and Partisan Preferences in the 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections
And it's open access!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Candidates Be Posting: Multi-Platform Strategies and Partisan Preferences in the 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections
And it's open access!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Candidates Be Posting: Multi-Platform Strategies and Partisan Preferences in the 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections - Josephine Lukito, Maggie Macdonald, Bin Chen, Megan A. Brown, Stephen Prochaska, Yunkang ...
In this multi-platform, comparative study, we analyze social media messages from political candidates (N = 1,517) running for Congress during the 2022 U.S. Midt...
journals.sagepub.com
July 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
🚨New publication in Social Media + Society🚨
Candidates Be Posting: Multi-Platform Strategies and Partisan Preferences in the 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections
And it's open access!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Candidates Be Posting: Multi-Platform Strategies and Partisan Preferences in the 2022 U.S. Midterm Elections
And it's open access!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
So excited to finally see this out! It was the first paper I started during my postdoc at @csmapnyu.org
It's well known that politicians take more extreme positions during primaries. In @electoralstudies.bsky.social, we find this shift is much more likely when incumbents in safe seats face a well-funded primary challenger.
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authors.elsevier.com/a/1kn5KxRaZn...
March 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
So excited to finally see this out! It was the first paper I started during my postdoc at @csmapnyu.org
Reposted by Maggie Macdonald, PhD
Please consider submitting to this workshop. The feedback is top-notch!!
Political scientist in the southeast? Have cool research that you want feed back on? Want to network with other scholars? Consider applying to SoWEPS!
Deadline February 17th!
www.soweps.org/call-for-pap...
Deadline February 17th!
www.soweps.org/call-for-pap...
SoWEPS - Call for Papers
We are excited to announce that the 8th edition of the Southern Workshop in Empirical Political Science (SoWEPS) will take place at the University of Kentucky on Friday April 25th.
The SoWEPS-8<http...
www.soweps.org
February 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Please consider submitting to this workshop. The feedback is top-notch!!
Political scientist in the southeast? Have cool research that you want feed back on? Want to network with other scholars? Consider applying to SoWEPS!
Deadline February 17th!
www.soweps.org/call-for-pap...
Deadline February 17th!
www.soweps.org/call-for-pap...
SoWEPS - Call for Papers
We are excited to announce that the 8th edition of the Southern Workshop in Empirical Political Science (SoWEPS) will take place at the University of Kentucky on Friday April 25th.
The SoWEPS-8<http...
www.soweps.org
February 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Political scientist in the southeast? Have cool research that you want feed back on? Want to network with other scholars? Consider applying to SoWEPS!
Deadline February 17th!
www.soweps.org/call-for-pap...
Deadline February 17th!
www.soweps.org/call-for-pap...
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Jeff Harden and I are seeking a post-doc OR visiting Ph.D. student to join us for the 24/25 AY. The position involves no teaching responsibilities, research funds, and competitive compensation Please reach out with questions!
apply.interfolio.com/142189
Jeff Harden and I are seeking a post-doc OR visiting Ph.D. student to join us for the 24/25 AY. The position involves no teaching responsibilities, research funds, and competitive compensation Please reach out with questions!
apply.interfolio.com/142189
March 8, 2024 at 5:28 PM
🚨 PLEASE SHARE WIDELY🚨
Jeff Harden and I are seeking a post-doc OR visiting Ph.D. student to join us for the 24/25 AY. The position involves no teaching responsibilities, research funds, and competitive compensation Please reach out with questions!
apply.interfolio.com/142189
Jeff Harden and I are seeking a post-doc OR visiting Ph.D. student to join us for the 24/25 AY. The position involves no teaching responsibilities, research funds, and competitive compensation Please reach out with questions!
apply.interfolio.com/142189
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When SCOTUS considers FL/TX content moderation laws next year, it should craft rulings that leave ample room for legislative & regulatory efforts to mandate transparency & data access.
CSMaP filed an amicus brief in the case w/Darren Linvill, @pwarren.bsky.social, & @fil.bsky.social
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CSMaP filed an amicus brief in the case w/Darren Linvill, @pwarren.bsky.social, & @fil.bsky.social
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December 8, 2023 at 6:01 PM
When SCOTUS considers FL/TX content moderation laws next year, it should craft rulings that leave ample room for legislative & regulatory efforts to mandate transparency & data access.
CSMaP filed an amicus brief in the case w/Darren Linvill, @pwarren.bsky.social, & @fil.bsky.social
More:
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CSMaP filed an amicus brief in the case w/Darren Linvill, @pwarren.bsky.social, & @fil.bsky.social
More:
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Me, the ladies, and PITBULL.
November 29, 2023 at 5:18 PM
Me, the ladies, and PITBULL.
🎉 Wooo! Excited about this paper, and continuing to work on projects with @annagunderson.bsky.social !!!!
*taps microphone* hello bluesky! excited to share a new draft of a paper w @mgmacdonald.bsky.social on police use of Facebook during the 2020 policing protests
tldr; racial demographics do not predict posting, but partisanship does. little evidence that protests spur conversations about reform
tldr; racial demographics do not predict posting, but partisanship does. little evidence that protests spur conversations about reform
GundersonMacdonald23_draft.pdf
drive.google.com
September 26, 2023 at 5:07 PM
🎉 Wooo! Excited about this paper, and continuing to work on projects with @annagunderson.bsky.social !!!!