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Mary Stegmaier
@marystegmaier.bsky.social
Professor & Vice Provost for International Programs, University of Missouri, International elections, forecasting & post-communist politics
Does the economy impact satisfaction with democracy? Our new publication demonstrates that the relationship is moderated by the political institutions in a country.
#OpenAccess from @epsrjournal.bsky.social -

Public satisfaction with democracy: the role of the economy and political institutions - https://cup.org/448WIS0

- Brandon Beomseob Park & @marystegmaier.bsky.social

#FirstView
December 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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The new @center4politics.bsky.social piece by @debraleiter.bsky.social‬, @marystegmaier.bsky.social & Mike Lewis-Beck references Verasight data from the MPSA and APSA omnibus surveys to track how voter expectations for the 2026 midterms have changed from April to September.
Rust on the Midterm Iron Law? Voter Expectations for 2026 - Sabato's Crystal Ball
In the early parts of the Trump administration, citizens were skeptical that Democrats could retake the House or Senate,
centerforpolitics.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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At the start of the term, voters seemed skeptical of the “iron rule” of midterm loss. More recent data from @verasight.io paints a more complex picture. Check out our (@marystegmaier.bsky.social & Mike Lewis-Beck) new piece @center4politics.bsky.social

centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/...
centerforpolitics.org
November 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Great @pol4casting.bsky.social business meeting at @apsa.bsky.social !
September 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Don’t forget our @pol4casting.bsky.social business meeting today at 12:00 PM PDT in Marriott Vancouver Pinnacle Downtown dundarave
All @apsa.bsky.social members are welcome ! Feel free to attend and become a @pol4casting.bsky.social member!
September 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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1/ How does migration affect political attitudes? Using 380k obs from 104 sending & 28 receiving countries, @filipkostelka.bsky.social, Nicolas Sauger & I find some migrants’ attitudes align with locals, while others exceed origin-host context, reshaping ideological space.
👉 doi.org/10.1111/ajps...
September 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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It was a pleasure to chair and to be the discussant of the papers of such a wonderful @apsa.bsky.social panel! Thanks you all @hannahrajski.bsky.social @marystegmaier.bsky.social @bjerome-t.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Such a wonderful @apsa.bsky panel with @marystegmaier.bsky.social ( Chair) @bjerome-t.bsky.social @debraleiter.bsky.social Mike Lewis-Beck Thomas Gruca @peterenns.bsky.social Raymond Duch @nuraphd.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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If you want to forecast elections, read this.
March 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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The Midterm Loss Rule: What Do Voters Expect in 2026?
(@debraleiter.bsky.social @marystegmaier.bsky.social and Michael S. Lewis-Beck, @center4politics.bsky.social)
More, via Opinion Today:
opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250515-top...
May 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Will 2026 see the classic midterm loss? Voters aren't so sure. Using @verasight.bsky.social data, @marystegmaier.bsky.social, Michael Lewis-Beck and I see voters uncertain of the "iron law" of midterm loss. Today @center4politics.bsky.social's Crystal Ball.
centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/...
The Midterm Loss Rule: What Do Voters Expect in 2026? - Sabato's Crystal Ball
The public's early assessment of which party will win control of Congress in 2026
centerforpolitics.org
May 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Delighted to see the new issue! Thanks to my co-guest editor Philippe Mongrain & all the contributors.
NEW ISSUE from @pspolisci.bsky.social -

PS: Political Science & Politics - Forecasting the 2024 US Election - Volume 58 - Issue 2 - April 2025 - cup.org/4cQo6Hz

cc @apsa.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Our latest election forecasting article focuses on political economy models in the US, UK, Mexico and Ghana. Check it out!

@debraleiter.bsky.social @johnkenny.bsky.social @mlewisbe.bsky.social

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Election forecasting: Political economy models
We draw globally on a major election forecasting tool, political economy models. Vote intention polls in pre-election public surveys are a widely know…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Lots of eyes are on the German elections and how well the Christian Democrats will do. Check out our forecast online @pspolisci.bsky.social
New from @pspolisci.bsky.social -

Predicting Support for the Christian Democrats in the 2025 German Bundestag Election: A state-level approach - cup.org/3Xaf3L1

- Kamil Marcinkiewicz & @marystegmaier.bsky.social

"Our model predicts that the CDU/CSU will win between 31.5% and 34.6% of the vote"
February 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Excited to see our article predicting CDU/CSU support included in this German Election Forecasting symposium 🇩🇪
Online now - A Symposium Forecasting the 2025 German Election taking place THIS Sunday! Check them all out here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

@pollyvote #polisky
February 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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** NEW ISSUE ALERT**

PS: Political Science & Politics January 2025 issue is published!

Check it out here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
January 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
We welcomed 3 visiting scholars from Uzbekistan to the University of Missouri for the spring semester. Our Uzbek students joined us at the reception and many wore the traditional dress from their country. 🇺🇸🇺🇿
February 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
What a great way to cap off two days of enriching social science workshops at Nuffield College, Oxford University.
A High Table at Nuffield College can only get Higher if you share it with @laurafortunato.bsky.social and @marystegmaier.bsky.social
November 27, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Today Philippe Mongrain & I presented an analysis of the @pspolisci.bsky.social 2024 US election forecasts at Nuffield College, @uniofoxford.bsky.social Thanks to Ray Duch & Roberto Cerina for organizing such a fantastic workshop!
November 25, 2024 at 9:57 PM
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What a great roundtable! Thanks for including me to discuss the US election forecasts published in @pspolisci.bsky.social. The introduction to the special issue (coauthored with Philippe Mongrain) is available at doi.org/10.1017/S104...
November 22, 2024 at 7:51 PM