State of the Parties: 2020 and Beyond Virtual Conference

John Green, The University of Akron

Papers:

• Peak Polarization: Ideological Division, Inter-Party Hostility and the Future of American Democracy
  Alan I. Abramowitz, Emory University | Download Paper

• #Polarized2020: Division and Duress in Partisan Perceptions of COVID-19
  Eric C. Vorst, University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Thomas Leath, Lindenwood University | Download Paper and Appendix

• The Influence of Party ID on COVID-19 Messaging
  Lara Wessel, Georgia Southern University | Download Paper

• Political Identity and Beliefs about Stolen Elections in the American Electorate
  David C. Kimball, Anita Manion, and Adriano Udani, University of Missouri-St. Louis | Download Paper

David Cohen, The University of Akron

Papers:

• The Consequences of Changing Primary Participation Laws for Party Registration and Partisanship
  Barbara Norrander, University of Arizona, and Jay Wendland, Daemen College | Download Paper

• The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Changing Electoral Rules in the 2020 Presidential Nomination
  Caitlin E. Jewitt, Virginia Tech, and Gregory Shufeldt, University of Indianapolis | Download Paper

• U.S. Primary Election Competitiveness 2010-2020
  Chapman Rackaway, Radford University | Download Paper

• What do the 2020 Congressional Primaries Tell Us About the Direction of the Democratic and Republican Parties?
  Robert G. Boatright, Clark University | Download Paper

Regina Wagner, University of Alabama

Papers:

• The 2020 Elections and Beyond: An Era of Unstable Majorities Continues
  Morris P. Fiorina, Stanford University | Download Paper

• The Public versus the Activists: Party Structure in Modern American Politics
  Byron Shafer, University of Wisconsin, and Regina Wagner, University of Alabama | Download Paper

• Support for Ranked Choice Voting and Partisanship of Voters: Results from a National Survey Experiment
  Joseph Anthony, Oklahoma State University, David C. Kimball, University of Missouri St. Louis, Jamil Scott, Georgetown University, and Jack Santucci, Drexel University | Download Paper

Anthony Sparacino, University of Richmond

Papers:

• State-Level Elected Officials, National Party Organizations, and Partisan Polarization in 2020
  Anthony Sparacino, University of Richmond | Download Paper

• The Rise of the Unaffiliated Registered Voter in North Carolina
  Michael Bitzer, Catawba College, Christopher Cooper, Western Carolina University, Whitney Ross Manzo, Meredith College, and Susan Roberts, Davidson College | Download Paper

• Blue Metros, Red States: The Geography of the 2020 Vote in the Swing States
  David F. Damore, Robert E. Lang, and Karen A. Danielsen, University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Download Paper

• Turning the Natural State Red: The Rise of the GOP in Arkansas
  John Davis, University of Arkansas at Monticello | Download Paper

Stephen Brooks, The University of Akron

Papers:

• From Tea Party to Trump Party
  Ronald B. Rapoport and Henry Crossman, William and Mary | Download Paper

• Democracy and Disinformation: Trump, the Republican Party and the 2020 Election
  Brian Conley, Suffolk University | Download Paper

• The Divided Republicans: How the ‘Paranoid Style’ is Re-Shaping Party Politics
  Peter L. Francia, East Carolina University

• Riot in the Party: Voter Registrations Following the January 6, 2021 Capitol Insurrection
  Daniel A. Smith and Sarah Loving, University of Florida | Download Paper

Mitchell McKinney, The University of Akron

Papers:

• Strategic Primordialism: How Political Parties Organize Identity Politics
  Shaheen Mozaffar, Bridgewater State University | Download Paper

• Party Factions Among the Voters
  Stephen K. Medvic and Berwood A. Yost, Franklin & Marshall College |Download Paper and Appendix

• Orwell’s Collapse: Partisan Polarization and Its Effect on Language Use
  Jakob A. Miller, Taylor University | Download Paper

• The Partisan Dynamics of Women in Elective Office: 2020 and Beyond
  Laurel Elder, Hartwick College | Download Paper

Paul Herrnson, University of Connecticut

Papers:

• Super PACs as a New Source of Gender Inequality in Congressional Elections
  Paul S. Herrnson, University of Connecticut and Jennifer Heerwig, Stoney Brook University | Download Paper

• The Contribution Conundrum of Republican Female Congressional Donors
  Anne Baker, Santa Clara University, and Monica Schneider, Miami University of Ohio | Download Paper

• Empty Seats, Political Imbalance, and Partisan Asymmetry at the Federal Election Commission
  Karen Sebold, University of Arkansas | Download Paper

• American Party Politics: Organizational Asymmetry and Raising Stakes in the Competition for Votes Cast Abroad
  Anca Turcu, University of Central Florida | Download Paper

Jacklyn Kettler, Boise State University

Papers:

• State Party Organizations, Independent Expenditures, and Spending Strategies
  Jaclyn J. Kettler, Boise State University, Charles R. Hunt, Boise State University, Michael J. Malbin, University of Albany-SUNY, Brendan Glavin, The Campaign Finance Institute, and Keith E. Hamm, Rice University |Download Paper

• Nationalized Spending in the 2020 House and Senate Campaigns
  Kenneth M. Miller, University of Nevada, Las Vegas | Download Paper

• Are Super PACs Super-Efficient? Independent Expenditures in House Elections
  Dante J. Scala, University of New Hampshire | Download Paper

• The Ground Game in 2020
  Paul A. Beck, The Ohio State University | Download Paper