Kevin Banda
@kevinkbanda.bsky.social
Senior Researcher at @statesunited.org. Quantitative researcher and political scientist. Spiritual weapon is pizza. Opinions are my own.
https://sites.google.com/view/kevinkbanda
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Kevin Banda
@kevinkbanda.bsky.social
· May 4
<em>Policy Studies Journal</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library
In this research note, we examine whether public evaluations of a policy depend on the constitutionality of the process by which that policy was passed. We observe whether people's views depend on ac...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
New at @psjeditor.bsky.social with @johncluverius.bsky.social and @jhkirkland1.bsky.social: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We test partisan and procedural concerns against one another and find that both drive support for and perceived legitimacy of unconstitutional legislation.
We test partisan and procedural concerns against one another and find that both drive support for and perceived legitimacy of unconstitutional legislation.
Not exactly a complaint, but I just realized that I didn't get the normal 25 emails about the MPSA submission deadline this year!
November 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Not exactly a complaint, but I just realized that I didn't get the normal 25 emails about the MPSA submission deadline this year!
Virginia Teen Narrowly Defeats His Former Civics Teacher in County Election
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Why campaign on filibuster reform?
@kevinkbanda.bsky.social and I found that voters used these appeals to make inferences about a candidate's support for the party agenda
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@kevinkbanda.bsky.social and I found that voters used these appeals to make inferences about a candidate's support for the party agenda
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
How Filibuster Rhetoric Informs Perceptions of Politicians
How does rhetoric about the filibuster inform people's views of political figures? We argue that support or opposition to eliminating the filibuster conveys information to citizens that they can use ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Why campaign on filibuster reform?
@kevinkbanda.bsky.social and I found that voters used these appeals to make inferences about a candidate's support for the party agenda
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
@kevinkbanda.bsky.social and I found that voters used these appeals to make inferences about a candidate's support for the party agenda
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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ANES Data Release! electionstudies.org/data-center/...
The 3-wave ANES panel is now available. It merges data from 3 election studies (2016-2020-2024), the first time the ANES has collected interviews of the same respondents across 3 presidential elections.
The 3-wave ANES panel is now available. It merges data from 3 election studies (2016-2020-2024), the first time the ANES has collected interviews of the same respondents across 3 presidential elections.
2016-2020-2024-panel-merged-study - ANES | American National Election Studies
electionstudies.org
November 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
ANES Data Release! electionstudies.org/data-center/...
The 3-wave ANES panel is now available. It merges data from 3 election studies (2016-2020-2024), the first time the ANES has collected interviews of the same respondents across 3 presidential elections.
The 3-wave ANES panel is now available. It merges data from 3 election studies (2016-2020-2024), the first time the ANES has collected interviews of the same respondents across 3 presidential elections.
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My assessment after dropping my son off at school is that it's a bad day to be a KPop Demon
October 31, 2025 at 12:40 PM
My assessment after dropping my son off at school is that it's a bad day to be a KPop Demon
Fondly remembering the time that a reviewer wrote to me and @jsievert.bsky.social that filibuster reform was only a Democratic issue.
October 31, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Fondly remembering the time that a reviewer wrote to me and @jsievert.bsky.social that filibuster reform was only a Democratic issue.
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New Yorkers vote today if you haven’t and you get this
October 31, 2025 at 9:56 AM
New Yorkers vote today if you haven’t and you get this
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Tucker Carlson interviewed white nationalist podcaster Nick Fuentes on Monday, sitting politely as Fuentes criticized the power of “organized Jewry in America.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/one-of-the...
www.thebulwark.com/p/one-of-the...
One of the Most Dangerous Interviews Ever in MAGA Media
Why Tucker Carlson platformed white supremacist Nick Fuentes.
www.thebulwark.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Tucker Carlson interviewed white nationalist podcaster Nick Fuentes on Monday, sitting politely as Fuentes criticized the power of “organized Jewry in America.”
www.thebulwark.com/p/one-of-the...
www.thebulwark.com/p/one-of-the...
R&Rs are cool and we like to get them.
October 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
R&Rs are cool and we like to get them.
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A dinosaur talking with an NPR producer.
October 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
A dinosaur talking with an NPR producer.
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MSNBC Live coverage: @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social interviewing a pink unicorn on live television is giving me life. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 8:15 PM
MSNBC Live coverage: @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social interviewing a pink unicorn on live television is giving me life. #NoKings
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Nano-targeting is not a persuasive weapon: it is a dissuasion and polarization weapon. New paper out osf.io/preprints/so... with the brilliant Thomas Robinson, @simonhix.bsky.social and @fresejoris.bsky.social – the first to quantify the perverse incentives/inherent democratic dangers of this tech.
OSF
osf.io
October 16, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Nano-targeting is not a persuasive weapon: it is a dissuasion and polarization weapon. New paper out osf.io/preprints/so... with the brilliant Thomas Robinson, @simonhix.bsky.social and @fresejoris.bsky.social – the first to quantify the perverse incentives/inherent democratic dangers of this tech.
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NEW -
Inflation and Incumbent Support: Experimental Evidence from the 2024 US Presidential Election - https://cup.org/3JaiZYj
"priming Americans to think about inflation reduced support for the incumbent party"
- Selim Erdem Aytaç, @danielmcdowell.bsky.social & David A. Steinberg
#OpenAccess
Inflation and Incumbent Support: Experimental Evidence from the 2024 US Presidential Election - https://cup.org/3JaiZYj
"priming Americans to think about inflation reduced support for the incumbent party"
- Selim Erdem Aytaç, @danielmcdowell.bsky.social & David A. Steinberg
#OpenAccess
October 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
NEW -
Inflation and Incumbent Support: Experimental Evidence from the 2024 US Presidential Election - https://cup.org/3JaiZYj
"priming Americans to think about inflation reduced support for the incumbent party"
- Selim Erdem Aytaç, @danielmcdowell.bsky.social & David A. Steinberg
#OpenAccess
Inflation and Incumbent Support: Experimental Evidence from the 2024 US Presidential Election - https://cup.org/3JaiZYj
"priming Americans to think about inflation reduced support for the incumbent party"
- Selim Erdem Aytaç, @danielmcdowell.bsky.social & David A. Steinberg
#OpenAccess
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Imagine being a dying WW2 veteran and the last thing you see on earth is your great-grandson invading Portland for fascism and losing to a frog wizard.
October 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Imagine being a dying WW2 veteran and the last thing you see on earth is your great-grandson invading Portland for fascism and losing to a frog wizard.
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the most delightful version of logging on to see what news you've missed
October 8, 2025 at 5:45 AM
the most delightful version of logging on to see what news you've missed
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How common are “survey professionals” - people who take dozens of online surveys for pay - across online panels, and do they harm data quality?
Our paper, FirstView at @politicalanalysis.bsky.social, tackles this question using browsing data from three U.S. samples (Facebook, YouGov, and Lucid):
Our paper, FirstView at @politicalanalysis.bsky.social, tackles this question using browsing data from three U.S. samples (Facebook, YouGov, and Lucid):
October 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
How common are “survey professionals” - people who take dozens of online surveys for pay - across online panels, and do they harm data quality?
Our paper, FirstView at @politicalanalysis.bsky.social, tackles this question using browsing data from three U.S. samples (Facebook, YouGov, and Lucid):
Our paper, FirstView at @politicalanalysis.bsky.social, tackles this question using browsing data from three U.S. samples (Facebook, YouGov, and Lucid):
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Medical scholars say efforts to find a singular cause for autism has historically led to scrutinizing parents and fueling stigma.
Trump's Tylenol warning echoes past misconceptions about mothers and autism
Medical scholars say, efforts to find a singular cause for autism has historically led to scrutinizing parents and fueling stigma about autism
n.pr
September 26, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Medical scholars say efforts to find a singular cause for autism has historically led to scrutinizing parents and fueling stigma.
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September 19, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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🤔 Do surveys exaggerate democratic support due to social desirability bias (SDB)?
➡️ Using survey-mode variation & list experiments in 24 countries, @pcmagalhaes.bsky.social & @aarslew.bsky.social find no evidence that SDB inflates democratic attitudes www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
➡️ Using survey-mode variation & list experiments in 24 countries, @pcmagalhaes.bsky.social & @aarslew.bsky.social find no evidence that SDB inflates democratic attitudes www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
September 19, 2025 at 6:58 AM
🤔 Do surveys exaggerate democratic support due to social desirability bias (SDB)?
➡️ Using survey-mode variation & list experiments in 24 countries, @pcmagalhaes.bsky.social & @aarslew.bsky.social find no evidence that SDB inflates democratic attitudes www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
➡️ Using survey-mode variation & list experiments in 24 countries, @pcmagalhaes.bsky.social & @aarslew.bsky.social find no evidence that SDB inflates democratic attitudes www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView
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I can’t fucking believe I lived to see pro- and anti-regime Man Show hosts
September 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I can’t fucking believe I lived to see pro- and anti-regime Man Show hosts
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The pretty draft is now online.
Link to paper (free): www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....
Our replication package starts from the raw data and we put real work into making it readable & setting it up so people could poke at it, so please do explore it: dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...
Link to paper (free): www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....
Our replication package starts from the raw data and we put real work into making it readable & setting it up so people could poke at it, so please do explore it: dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...
September 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The pretty draft is now online.
Link to paper (free): www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....
Our replication package starts from the raw data and we put real work into making it readable & setting it up so people could poke at it, so please do explore it: dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...
Link to paper (free): www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....
Our replication package starts from the raw data and we put real work into making it readable & setting it up so people could poke at it, so please do explore it: dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...
It's unclear to me how one can teach any social science in Texas under these conditions.
September 10, 2025 at 1:19 AM
It's unclear to me how one can teach any social science in Texas under these conditions.
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If *your department head and your dean* can be removed for supporting your colleague in teaching in their area of expertise, then you have no academic freedom. In a functional sense, you don't work at a university at all.
Faculty in red states are being punished for failing to signal in their course descriptions that their classes will include content on "gender ideology."
Remind me again which party was appalled by idea of "trigger warnings"?
www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
Remind me again which party was appalled by idea of "trigger warnings"?
www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
A&M Dean removed following student complaints over curriculum
The Department of Justice has also acknowledged the situation and said it would be investigating.
www.kbtx.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
If *your department head and your dean* can be removed for supporting your colleague in teaching in their area of expertise, then you have no academic freedom. In a functional sense, you don't work at a university at all.
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In 2019, 70% of Republicans said science has had a mostly positive effect on society. A few years later, fewer than half of Republicans (47%) said so.
www.pewresearch.org/science/2023... 🧪🌐
www.pewresearch.org/science/2023... 🧪🌐
September 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
In 2019, 70% of Republicans said science has had a mostly positive effect on society. A few years later, fewer than half of Republicans (47%) said so.
www.pewresearch.org/science/2023... 🧪🌐
www.pewresearch.org/science/2023... 🧪🌐