Sam Jones
@samajones.bsky.social
Comms at Princeton’s Bridging Divides Initiative. Working to track and mitigate the risk of political violence in the U.S. bridgingdivides.princeton.edu
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We have a ton of data on this from the Bridging Divides Initiative at Princeton. A survey from the fall found that that 43% of local officials said threats and harassment made them less willing to run for re-election: bridgingdivides.princeton.edu/Understandin...
January 6, 2026 at 4:49 AM
We have a ton of data on this from the Bridging Divides Initiative at Princeton. A survey from the fall found that that 43% of local officials said threats and harassment made them less willing to run for re-election: bridgingdivides.princeton.edu/Understandin...
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BDI Releases First Mixed Methods Study of Threats Against Local School Board Officials
Insights from over 800 survey responses and nearly 40 in-depth interviews reveal that local school boards are facing high levels of hostility — but also developing effective strategies to mitigate ris...
bridgingdivides.princeton.edu
July 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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