“A woman wouldn’t really do that!” Are women and men politicians judged equally for political scandals? Check out our fascinating evidence from Mexico, published in @respol.bsky.social bit.ly/3ZAUOqv Thread re: what Fernanda Quintanilla Domínguez, @brettbessen.bsky.social and I found (1/4)

Gender stereotypes shape scandal reactions. Fernanda Quintanilla Domínguez, @rbellmartin.bsky.social & Brett Ryan Bessen find that in Mexico, women accused of “out-of-character” misconduct were rated more favorably—especially by benevolent sexists. Read more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

(2) "Populist Discourse and Public Support for Executive Aggrandizement in Latin America" by Brett R. Bessen @brettbessen.bsky.social doi-org.proxy1.library.jhu.edu/10.1177/0010...

I’ll keep pushing this line of analysis because I’m increasingly convinced the clearest path out of this mess is for Dems to adopt a relentless anti-corruption, anti-inequality, anti-oligarchy, pro-democracy platform. The Dem leadership hasn’t realized it yet, but they’re now a reform party.

Important point: “The success of President Trump’s executive actions depends on people believing,” said Lowande. “It depends on courts, businesses, this university and other organizations acting as if the president actually has the power that he claims to.”

Hey #polisky, our new article is officially out and available at Political Research Quarterly: doi.org/10.1177/1065... We explore how algorithmic tools used for mail in-ballot verification impacts voters' confidence in elections. See the thread below for a rundown of key findings.

This is a pretty incredible resignation letter. From assistant US attorney with two bronze stars and who clerked for both CJ Roberts and for Kavanaugh. #polisky

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Unreal. The US government is dumping Asian and African families and children in random countries that they have no connection to. Dumping, not "deporting." Deportation implies the return of a person to their home country. This is treating people like toxic waste. www.cbsnews.com/news/us-depo...

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Governing in the face of a global crisis: When do voters punish and reward incumbent governments? doi.org/10.1073/pnas... Paper in @pnas.org by @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social Fellow Raymond M. Duch, Peter Loewen, Thomas S. Robinson and Alexei Zakharov #PoliSky #NuffSky

Good point here by @smotus.bsky.social - strange deference to Trump's unconstitutional move on birthright citizenship versus Biden's toothless move on the ERA smotus.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-... The point isn't the headlines, exactly - it's the way elites are granting deference to Trump