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Eric T. Plutzer

@ericplutzer

Political scientist and survey methodologist at Penn State.

 State College, PA
Joined March 2017
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Craig Helmstetter@c_helmstetterOct 6
News about @penn_state's @McCourtneyInst's Mood of the Nation Poll psu.edu/news/liberal-arts/st…

Poll finds bipartisan support for US presidents enforcing constitutional laws | Penn State Univer...

A McCourtney Institute for Democracy Mood of the Nation poll found that 70% of Americans believe that presidents are bound by the Constitution to enforce all laws, even if they question the constit...

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not an RCT so obviously can’t claim causality. If anything it’s probably bookings causing the eclipse
Jamie Lane (@Jamie_Lane) profile pictureJamie Lane@Jamie_Lane2 Apr 2024
With the eclipse approaching in less than a week, over half of U.S. cities along the eclipse's path are fully booked for the night of April 7th according to data from @airdna
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Please join us in congratulating @CEU_iUfU on receiving the 2024 Brown Democracy Medal! Invisible University's work follows a long tradition of underground universities as acts of democratic defiance amid conflict and rising authoritarianism. psu.edu/news/liberal-arts/st…
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@profgoose28 Mar 2024
(cc: @itserinfitz) Our soon-to-be-out article, coming soon to a Public Opinion Quarterly volume near you, might have something to say about all this... osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/74…
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@NewsWire_US28 Mar 2024
Trump Claims 2024 Election Will Be Rigged, Putting Republican Turnout At Risk - WSJ
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Jon Green@_Jon_Green20 Mar 2024
"The Rhetorical 'What Goes with What': Political Pundits and the Discursive Superstructure of Ideology in U.S. Politics" is conditionally accepted at Public Opinion Quarterly: osf.io/vwqnf
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aapor@AAPOR19 Mar 2024
In this article in Public Opinion Quarterly, researchers introduce a revised hostile sexism scale for better measurement accuracy. Item-specific format improves validity, recommending adoption by researchers. Learn more: bit.ly/43fBKz6
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A bipartisan majority of Americans support universal background checks and gun licensing. A majority also supports an assault weapons ban, but support is more partisan mprnews.org/story/2023/07/25… by @McCourtneyInst's @ericplutzer & @APMResearch's @rithwik_kalale & me via @MPRnews
Poll: A majority of Americans support universal background checks, gun licensing and an assault...

Poll: A majority of Americans support universal background checks, gun licensing and an assault...

The latest Mood of the Nation Poll shows that a bipartisan majority of Americans support universal background checks and gun licensing. A majority supports an assault weapons ban even while nearly...

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"In the last few years, we have come to understand that democracy is hard work, that it requires a lot from all of us, and that it's fragile." - @cbeem1 in the @AP as part of a story on a new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll. wfmz.com/news/americans-pess…
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aapor@AAPOR5 Jul 2023
There is still time to apply for a journal editor or associate editor position! buff.ly/3qqvZPO
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@Penn_state's @ericplutzer explains: “There are two very different ways Americans are pushed away from political discussion. The first is lack of interest... The other is deliberate avoidance, even if they are interested." apmresearchlab.org/motn/poll…
Poll: A majority of Americans embrace democracy, but most self-censor their political speech — APM...

Poll: A majority of Americans embrace democracy, but most self-censor their political speech — APM...

The latest Mood of the Nation poll from Penn State’s McCourtney Institute shows that three-quarters of American adults endorse democracy as the best system of government, but only 16% say they feel...

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My latest, just in time for #4thofJuly laist.com/news/politics/poll… via @LAist @APMResearch's analysis of new @McCourtneyInst Mood of the Nation Poll data finds that 3 in 4 of Americans endorse democracy, but only 16% say they feel comfortable talking about politics with everyone
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.@APMResearch's analysis of NEW @McCourtneyInst Mood of the Nation polling data via @MPRnews mprnews.org/story/2023/07/03… Among the findings: 1 in 8 Americans (13%) avoid talking about politics with their spouse or romantic partner #4thofJuly
Poll: Majority of Americans embrace democracy, but most self-censor political speech

Poll: Majority of Americans embrace democracy, but most self-censor political speech

The poll found three-quarters of American adults endorse democracy as the best system of government, but only 16 percent say they feel comfortable talking about politics with everyone.

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Michael Nelson@mjnelson730 Jun 2023
Congrats to Morrgan Herlihy, a @psupolisci student whose research on state politics and federal judicial selection you should watch out for, on being the inaugural @McCourtneyInst Roosevelt Fellow. You can read more about Morrgan and the fellowship here: psu.edu/news/liberal-arts/st…
Doctoral student named inaugural Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Fellow | Penn State University

Doctoral student named inaugural Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Fellow | Penn State University

The late Susan Welch, who served as dean of the College of the Liberal Art for nearly three decades, made several bequests, one of which elevated the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Scholarship to a...

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Congratulations, @mjnelson7 and @HazeltonPhDJD! Get the book here: global.oup.com/academic/prod…
Michael Nelson (@mjnelson7) profile pictureMichael Nelson@mjnelson729 Jun 2023
It’s publication week for The Elevator Effect, an @OUPLaw book about the effects of collegiality on judicial behavior with @HazeltonPhDJD and Rachael Hinkle. A thread: (1/9)
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NaomiOreskes@NaomiOreskes28 Jun 2023
We can innovate without breaking things. via @NYTOpinion ⁦@ErikMConway⁩ ⁦@agent_ayesha⁩ ⁦@hssonline⁩ ⁦@HarvardHistSci⁩ ⁦@mrJamesGraham⁩ nytimes.com/2023/06/28/opini…
Opinion | The Myth That May Have Doomed the Titan (Published 2023)

Opinion | The Myth That May Have Doomed the Titan (Published 2023)

Government is not an obstacle to new ideas.

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SCOTUS unanimous opinion in Groff diverges from general public's divided opinion on religious work exemptions apmresearchlab.org/motn/poll… cc: @McCourtneyInst @APMResearch @ericplutzer @Marketplace
Poll: What Americans think about religious work exemptions — APM Research Lab

Poll: What Americans think about religious work exemptions — APM Research Lab

On the brink of the Supreme Court's Groff v. Dejoy decision, the latest Mood of the Nation poll shows that a plurality of Americans support religious work exemptions for government employees--but...

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Context for SCOTUS possible decision on Groff v. Dejoy apmresearchlab.org/motn/poll… @McCourtneyInst polling via @APMResearch 22% of American adults believe that religious work exemptions should be granted when doing so would impose major costs on the government
Poll: What Americans think about religious work exemptions — APM Research Lab

Poll: What Americans think about religious work exemptions — APM Research Lab

On the brink of the Supreme Court's Groff v. Dejoy decision, the latest Mood of the Nation poll shows that a plurality of Americans support religious work exemptions for government employees--but...

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Groff, an evangelical Christian, declined to work as a postal carrier on Sundays, leading to upcoming SCOTUS Groff v Dejoy Poll: Evangelical/born-again Christians do not support religious work exemptions at a meaningfully higher rate that other Americans apmresearchlab.org/motn/poll…
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Pippa Norris
@PippaN1521 Jun 2023
I get why everyone is interested in the lost sub, I really do. But around 700 people are estimated to have died in the migrant boat sinking off Greece, while the Greek coast guard did nothing. The contrast in media headlines & rescue resources is simply staggering.
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Context for SCOTUS possible decision on Groff v. Dejoy apmresearchlab.org/motn/poll… @McCourtneyInst polling via @APMResearch 22% of American adults believe that religious work exemptions should be granted when doing so would impose major costs on the government
Poll: What Americans think about religious work exemptions — APM Research Lab

Poll: What Americans think about religious work exemptions — APM Research Lab

On the brink of the Supreme Court's Groff v. Dejoy decision, the latest Mood of the Nation poll shows that a plurality of Americans support religious work exemptions for government employees--but...

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A new poll finds that nearly all adults think that the history of slavery should be taught in schools—but only half think that the on-going effects of that history should be part of the curriculum mprnews.org/story/2023/06/15… @McCourtneyInst / @APMResearch poll results via @MPRnews
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