The head of the entire parks division (Josh D'Amaro) doesn't have a CFScore in DIME (looks like he has only contributed to Disney's corporate PAC). But the presidents of Disneyland and Disney World both have right-wing CFScores (1.07 and 0.78), as does the chief counsel for Disneyland (0.98).

Nothing about this is fine...

Here's the forthcoming APSR paper ICYMI. www.reillysteel.com/s/Steel_Poli...

We've seen the same pattern with law firms and many others. I don't see this stopping anytime soon.

Why so different? My conjecture would be that the threat that Trump will rescind discretionary access to critical permissions needed to do business (e.g., broadcast licenses) overrides any principles that might have otherwise led business leaders to push back.

Recall that three years ago, under pressure from employees and others, Disney publicly opposed the DeSantis-backed Florida legislation commonly known as the "Don't Say Gay" bill. Today, things look very different.

this looks very cool

Check out the full paper for more findings and thoughts on takeaways: ssrn.com/abstract=474...

Executive power has been perhaps the starkest divide between D's and R's, with R's using language associated w/ expansive presidential authority...and also associating exec power w/ various markers of authoritarianism.

Constitutional language has been an especially prominent locus for partisan conflict, with differences along both substantive and methodological dimensions.