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Matt Grossmann @mattgrossmann.bsky.social · 2 mo
Governments that implement (or keep in place) policies with higher levels of support in the electorate do not do any better in subsequent elections; data across 350 elections & 166 issues internationally www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Is opinion-policy congruence rewarded at the ballot box?www.sciencedirect.com It is well known that voters prefer parties whose policy positions align with their own. But do voters actually reward incumbents who implement polici…
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jenniferholton7.bsky.social @jenniferholton7.bsky.social · 2 mo
Well this is depressing.
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Ralf W @raflw.bsky.social · 2 mo
It certainly reflects our ridiculous lack of sensible gun laws.
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H. Owlett @hedwigowlett.bsky.social · 2 mo
It's been like that for decades. Only now people are inconvenienced enough to begin to notice.
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Sushi Umbrella @sushiumbrella.bsky.social · 2 mo
So I'm not imagining it, then.
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busillis @busillis.bsky.social · 2 mo
Social scientists discover the existence of capitalism....