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Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 1d

It should now be up and online!

Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 2d

Data should be online at Harvard Dataverse. It was made “live” this morning—if you continue to have access issues let me know.

Another data update for 1980-2024 will be released shortly!

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Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you @jandrewsinclair.bsky.social! Really proud of the final product!

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Efrén Pérez @efrenpolipsy.bsky.social · 2d

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Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 2d

Just published at PNAS (@pnas.org): “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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eric gonzalez juenke @egojunk.bsky.social · 2d

Great thread. One of the reasons political scientists typically don't like term limits.

Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 2d

Just published at PNAS (@pnas.org): “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.

🧵1/4

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Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 2d

🔗 Read the full article here:

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 2d

As my other work shows, amateurs are increasingly running for—and winning—seats in Congress.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

These findings reveal a serious downstream cost of that trend: the erosion of bipartisan cooperation.

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American Journal of Political Science | MPSA Journal | Wiley Online Library

From the 1980s to the mid-2010s, nearly three-quarters of members newly elected to the US House of Representatives had previous elected experience; however, only half of the freshmen elected from 201...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 2d

Is this simply a freshman effect? No.

FEct and PanelMatch estimators show the decline in bipartisanship is unique to amateurs—not to experienced first-time legislators.

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Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 2d

Regression discontinuity estimates show large effects—greater than the drop in cross-party collaboration following votes to decertify the 2020 election after January 6.

Yet these effects attenuate by the third term, consistent with legislators learning on the job.

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Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 2d

Just published at PNAS (@pnas.org): “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.

🧵1/4

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Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 4d

Please send any interested students our way!

Representation and Politics in Legislatures Lab
(apply.interfolio.com/175219)

Religion and Democracy Lab
(apply.interfolio.com/175222)

Politics, Organizations, and Psychology Lab
(apply.interfolio.com/175220)

Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 4d

These postdoctoral positions are made possible by an incredible $55 million gift from Francis & Kathleen Rooney to support Notre Dame’s new institute focused on democracy research and education

🔗 al.nd.edu/news/latest-...

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Women in Legislative Studies @winls.bsky.social · 5d

The Rooney Democracy Institute at Notre Dame is seeking a postdoc or visiting PhD student in legislative institutions and/or representation, under the direction of Jim Curry, Jeff Harden, and Rachel Porter (@rachelporter.bsky.social)

Applications due November 15th: apply.interfolio.com/175219

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Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 5d

If institutions and representation aren't your thing, check out multiple other positions:

Religion and Democracy Lab
(apply.interfolio.com/175222)

Politics, Organizations, and Psychology Lab
(apply.interfolio.com/175220)

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Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 5d

I'm currently on a research sabbatical, but am happy to chat with those who are interested!

Jim and Jeff (both off social media) are also happy to chat with interested researchers; please feel free to email them!

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Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 5d

We're doing great things at RPLL

In just two years, our lab has produced papers published or forthcoming in PNAS, BJPS, JOP, PGI, and more

(rooneyinstitute.nd.edu/research/res...)

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Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 5d

🚨 Call for PostDoc or Visiting PhD Student 🚨

apply.interfolio.com/175219

We're seeking an American Politics scholar of leg. institutions or representation, under the direction of Jim Curry, Jeff Harden, and Rachel Porter (me!), affiliated with our Representation and Politics in Legislatures Lab

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Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 5d

I'm currently on research sabbatical, but am very happy to meet with / chat with anyone interested --- also feel free to reach out to Jeff and Jim (not on socials but very eager to chat with those who are interested)

Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 5d

We're doing amazing things at RPLL (rooneyinstitute.nd.edu/research/res...)

In just TWO YEARS, our lab has produced multiple publications, including work published or forthcoming in the PNAS, JOP, PGI, BJPS, and more...

Representation and Politics in Legislatures Lab

Notre Dame’s Rooney Center facilitates research on critical issues facing American democracy and encourages student engagement in civic and political life.

rooneyinstitute.nd.edu

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Rachel Porter @rachelporter.bsky.social · 5d

Highlights for the positions:

- Second-year renewal option
- Moving budget, research budget
- Lots of time to work on your own research
- Dedicated office space
- Amazing research community

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Junior Americanist Workshop Series @jawspolisci.bsky.social · 10d

Are you into voters/parties/ideology/elections/administrative data? Then we have good news!✨

🦈 Our first session of Fall 2025 is tomorrow 10/1 at 1 PM ET/10 AM PT 🦈

We'll have 2 great papers on 🗳️ Voting & Elections 🗳️ from Pei-Hsun Hsieh (UPenn) and Graham Straus (UCLA)

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Simon Weschle @simonweschle.bsky.social · 17d

We're hiring at UNC Political Science!

Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Methods (Deadline Oct 24)

unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...

#polisky #psjobs #poliscijobs

Assistant Professor

This tenure-track position includes 40% teaching, 40% research and 20% service to the department/college. The service portion includes, but is not limited to search committees, review committees and a...

unc.peopleadmin.com

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Ricky Clark @rickyclark.bsky.social · 17d

I’m on the committee for this search and am happy to answer questions as well. Come join us at ND! ☘️

Erin Graham @erinrgraham.bsky.social · Sep 7

Rogalski Professorship (assoc/full) in IPE at the University of Notre Dame in the Keough School of Global Affairs. Intl trade/finance/supply chains/economic statecraft/political economy of energy transition. Any questions about Keough/ND please feel free to reach out.

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apply.interfolio.com

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Ben Noble @benjaminsnoble.bsky.social · Aug 20

FirstView day for my PSRM article, “Presidential Negative Partisanship.” 🥳

I show presidents attack the opposition most (not persuade) when legislating is least likely to succeed—and those attacks mobilize their own side.

cambridge.org/core/journal...

Read on for the 🧵 version...

Presidential negative partisanship | Political Science Research and Methods | Cambridge Core

Presidential negative partisanship

cambridge.org

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Colin Case @colinrcase.bsky.social · Sep 5

As a part of this project, I am committed to estimating and sharing WEB Scores for future congressional elections online for other researchers interested in campaign positioning (github.com/crcase/WEB-S...). WEB Scores for 2024 should be posted in the next few weeks (7/8)

GitHub - crcase/WEB-Scores

Contribute to crcase/WEB-Scores development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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