Peter McLaughlin

Assistant Professor of political science at the University of Rhode Island. I study the US Congress and election reform

[Chris Warshaw @cwarshaw]

Partisan and racial gerrymandering is a massive threat to our democracy, much more so than minor restrictions on convenience voting. I hope the next Congress can craft a bipartisan deal that puts durable curbs on gerrymandering. Dems should think about what to offer in that deal.

[Matt Glassman @MattGlassman312]

Maybe this is obvious, but in addition to everything else, two structural reasons presidents hate the filibuster are (1) they have shorter political time horizons; and (2) they bear a disproportionate political brunt of policy inaction compared to Senators.

[Christian Grose @christiangrose]

I am heartened by the large number of academics who have supported my academic integrity from across California and the United States. Leading scholars issued this statement below. 1/5

[Michael Thorning @ThorningMichael]

The filibuster has really been through the ringer the last few weeks (years?). Lies, damn lies, and even statistics.

My @BPC_Bipartisan colleague J.D. Rackey and I finally decided to put some ink to paper and give our best just-the-facts-ma'am explainer. 🔗⬇️

[Craig Volden @craigvolden]

Congratulations, and best wishes with your important work!

[Cambridge University Press - Politics @CUP_PoliSci]

#OpenAccess from @PoliticsGenderJ -

How Do US Voters Respond to Candidates Using Campaign Funds for Childcare? Evidence From a Framing Experiment - https://t.co/PHZW6AcHTR

- Matthew J. Geras & @PMcLaughlin44

#FirstView

[Politics & Gender @PoliticsGenderJ]

📣 Out on #FirstView 📣

In "How do US Voters Respond to Candidates Using Campaign Funds for Childcare?", Matthew J. Geras & @PMcLaughlin44 use a framing experiment to assess the politics of parenthood in campaigning in 🇺🇸

🌟Available #OpenAccess🌟

https://t.co/igKiCF1cxe

[MikeCrespin @MikeCrespin]

Check out this article by @CarlAlbertCtr and @OUPoliSci student and alumnus.

[MikeCrespin @MikeCrespin]

If you missed the lectures, you can view them on our YouTube channel here https://t.co/o9FGqlunyk

[Rachel Porter @rachel__porter]

Just published in PNAS (@PNASNews) : “Electing amateur politicians reduces cross-party collaboration”

We show that districts electing first-time members of the U.S. House experience substantial declines in bipartisan representation in the subsequent Congress.

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[Colin Case @colinrcase]

Excited to announce my paper, Measuring Strategic Positioning in Congressional Elections, is officially accepted and online @The_JOP here: https://t.co/Z8fiAlL0Ny

Quick thread on the paper below:

[UVA Batten School @UVABatten]

Congratulations to the 10 scholars who received grants for 2024-25 from the @TheLawmakers, a joint program of UVA Batten and Vanderbilt University. Meet the award recipients and learn about their research into legislative effectiveness.
https://t.co/VT27PrjsGr

[Center for Effective Lawmaking @TheLawmakers]

@TheLawmakers are excited to announce our small grant award winners for 2024-2025: @SaharAbiHassan, @andrewoballard, @JanetBoxSt878, @archimedino, @MackenzieDobso2, Mirya R. Holman, @PMcLaughlin44, @emilyommundsen, @DarrianStacy, and @profstrickland. https://t.co/afGkQ2IZiC

[MikeCrespin @MikeCrespin]

It’s me! And @PMcLaughlin44 and @cjfinocchiaro . Peter, a former @CarlAlbertCtr fellow and now URI assistant professor was the lead author.

[Carlos Algara @algaraca]

Excited to share new @TheLawmakers working paper hoping to answer two broad questions:

1) Do U.S. Senators strategically adjust effectiveness & productivity ahead of re-election?

2) If Senators strategically adjust representation ahead of re-elect, are they rewarded?

paper🧵

[MikeCrespin @MikeCrespin]

I'm super proud of this paper. It is the first publication from our @CarlAlbertCtr CES team. Coauthored with @PMcLaughlin44, Peter Olson, @nathantbarron, @HBAshton3, @blumrm, @cjfinocchiaro, and myself. Hopefully more to come!

[Peter McLaughlin @PMcLaughlin44]

@c_mcnair2 @AKHicklin @jtripberger @ProfBenjamin @devencarlson @Robinson_OU @pcpeay @AspiringAyanna Congrats Clint!!!!!!

[Michael Kistner @MichaelRKistner]

What's the current status of causal inference in political science? Since the advent of the credibility revolution social scientists pay more attention to establishing cause-and-effect relationships. But how has poli sci responded to the new methods and trends? (1/n)

[EJ Fagan @ejfagan]

The Thinkers: The Rise of Partisan Think Tanks and the Polarization of American Politics, is officially published today!

The book tells the story of how partisan think tanks have impacted modern policy debates. Here's why you should consider it 1/ 🧵
https://t.co/Zii0ZuGs32

[EJ Fagan @ejfagan]

Author copies have arrived!!!

The Thinkers: The Rise of Partisan Think Tanks and the Polarization of American Politics is out on June 12th!