Much of my work on negative partisanship and anger within the American electorate has received media coverage. A selection of some of these news articles are listed below. If you would like to speak with me about my research and how it relates to political developments, please do not hesitate to email me.

“The Rise of Negative Partisanship and the Nationalization of U.S. Elections in the 21st Century”

• The New York Times: What Motivates Voters More Than Loyalty? Loathing
• The New York Times: Everything I Learned From Prof. Donald Trump
• The New York Times: Trump’s Blood Sport Politics
• The New York Times: What if All Politics is National?
• Vox: 2 political scientists have found the secret to partisanship, and it’s deeply depressing
• Vox: Negative partisanship may be the most toxic form of polarization
• Vox: How could Roy Moore win? Because parties are weak and partisanship is strong.
• Vox: We need political parties. But their rabid partisanship could destroy American democracy.
• Vox: American politics has reached peak polarization
• The Washington Post: The destruction of political norms started decades ago. Here’s how it happened.
• The Washington Post: Think all politics are local? Think again.
• The Washington Post: Independent leaners hate the other party more than they like the one they vote for
• The Washington Post: A strong independent presidential candidate would be a nightmare
• The Washington Post: Why Matt Bevin’s win in Kentucky could be the future of American politics
• The Washington Post: Why U.S. elections are all about voting against something
• The New Republic: Don’t Be So Sure Hillary Clinton Will Crush Donald Trump
• The Atlantic: Why We’re Voting for the Wrong Reasons
• The Nation: Why Negative Partisanship is a Good Thing
• POLITICO Magazine: Why Negative Partisanship Explains Everything
• The Los Angeles Times: Rising partisanship among voters is “nationalizing” local politics
• The Los Angeles Times: Are we headed for a second civil war?
• Bloomberg: Are you an angry voter? Take a deep breath
• R Street: What ails Congress? Six explanations
• The Week: The magic poison of negative partisanship
• PBS NewsHour: Why “negative partisanship” is flipping politics on its head
• New York Magazine: How “Negative Partisanship” Has Transformed American Politics
• MediaFile: Negative Partisanship Turns Partisans Against the Media
• Forbes: Make Partisanship Great Again
• Christian Science Monitor: Why swing voters are vanishing from US politics

“The Ideological Foundations of Affective Polarization in the U.S. Electorate”

• LSE USA Centre: Why Republicans and Democrats can no longer ‘just get along’
• The New York Times: President Trump Is The Enemy of Their Enemies

“Negative Partisanship: Why Americans Dislike Parties but Behave Like Rabid Partisans”

• The New York Times: What Motivates Voters More Than Loyalty? Loathing

“Anger and Declining Trust in Government in the American Electorate”

• Political Research Digest: Do Americans Implicitly Trust Government, Despite Our Public Anger?

“Does Residential Sorting Explain Geographic Polarization?”

• The New York Times: Rural and Urban Americans, Equally Convinced the Rest of the Country Dislikes Them