O'Connell, David

This article is based on a content analysis of the 17,811 Instagram posts made by all 534 members of the United States Congress who were seated for the duration of the first 6 months of the 115th session. I find that women are...

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Baumgartner, Frank R., Marchetti, Kathleen M., Kimball, David C., Hojnacki, Marie, Berry, Jeffrey M., and Leech, Beth L.

Hojnacki, Marie, Kathleen M. Marchetti, Frank R. Baumgartner, Jeffrey M. Berry, David C. Kimball and Beth L. Leech. Assessing Business Advantage in Washington Lobbying. Interest Groups & Advocacy 4, no. 3 (2015):...

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Niebler, Sarah E. , Neiheisel, Jacob R. , and Holleque, Matthew

Aggregate studies find no effect of campaign advertising on voter turnout in the United States, thereby calling into question experimental and survey-based studies that produce strong turnout effects. In revisiting the debate...

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Marchetti, Kathleen

Marchetti, Kathleen. Consider the Context: How State Policy Environments Shape Interest Group Advocacy. State and Local Government Review 47, no. 3 (2015): 155-169., How are the disadvantaged represented in politics?...

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Urban, Carly and Niebler, Sarah E.

Presidential candidates in the United States do not intentionally advertise in states without rigorous competition for electoral votes. However, in some areas of noncompetitive states, media markets overlap with battleground...

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O'Connell, David

The purpose of this paper to understand why some members of Congress have more Instagram followers, and why some Congressional Instagram posts receive more likes and comments. Design/methodology/approach: This study is based on...

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Marchetti, Kathleen

Advocacy groups working on behalf of people typically underrepresented in US politics (e.g., women, racial minorities, the poor) frequently advocate for policy benefits on behalf of their constituents. These organizations have...

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Wichowski, Amber and Niebler, Sarah E.

The 2008 presidential election offers a unique opportunity to revisit the hypothesis that a divisive primary exacts a tolls on the party’s general election performance—neither party had a sitting president or vice president...

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Niebler, Sarah E. and Neiheisel, Jacob R.

Political candidates employ campaign advertising in an attempt to persuade, and there is mounting evidence that such efforts can be successful in influencing voters’ decisions at the polls. In this article we explore the limits...

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Niebler, Sarah E.

In this year of pandemic, it seems assured that a record number of citizens will choose to vote by mail. But approval of this method of voting appears increasingly divided along partisan lines, thanks in part to President...

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