Stephen Pettigrew
spettigrew.bsky.social
Stephen Pettigrew
@spettigrew.bsky.social
Data scientist and political scientist at UPenn. Senior Elections Analyst for NBC News Decision Desk. PhD
If the dozens of new Bluesky followers I've gotten in the past few weeks didn't make it clear enough, the amount of engagement with my recent Twitter and Bluesky posts has solidified in my head that Bluesky is alive and Twitter is dead
November 20, 2024 at 1:22 PM
Check out my new @nbcnews.bsky.social article (with Dylan Radley and Makenzie Kerneckel) about turnout in Philly, Detroit, and Milwaukee. Turnout lagged considerably in those cities compared to the rest of their states, contributing to Trump winning PA, MI, and WI www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Weak turnout in key cities hurt Harris in the 'blue wall' states
More people voted in 2024 than in 2020 in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, but the growth came from pro-Trump areas.
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Are voters more likely to mis-mark their ballots in a ranked-choice voting election than a non-RCV one? Are ranked choice ballots more likely to be rejected during tabulation? Yes and yes! My new working paper with Dylan Radley: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4670677 /1
December 20, 2023 at 2:41 PM