Ashley Jardina

@jardina.bsky.social

Political scientist @UVA Batten.

The political psych conference is getting a refresh this year! Please consider presenting your work. Junior faculty -- this is an EXCELLENT opportunity to build your professional network. Abstracts are due this Friday.

Ashley Jardina@jardina.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Political psych colleagues: The APSA Political Psych Pre-conference is back this year with a new and exciting format. Please consider presenting your work and registering. More info here: apsa-polpsych-preconf.org

Political Psychologists: The APSA Political Psychology Section would like to update the syllabi we share on our section website. If you teach a political psychology course and have a syllabus you'd be willing to share, please email me.

As Dems reelect a spritely 74-year-old Chuck Schumer as Senate Leader, this is a reminder that U.S. politicians are the oldest of any democracy, despite the U.S. having one of the youngest populations.

Plot showing age of population and elected representatives in democracies.

(The one addendum I'd put on this is that the degree to which framing matters varies considerably by issue, and the mere presence of that volatility -- and how it manifests -- can itself say a lot about strength of opinion and how people are approaching the issue.)

John Gramlich@johngramlich.bsky.social · 2y ago

You probably already know that question wording matters a lot in polling. But this chart from @aedwardslevy.bsky.social at @cnn.com underscores the point: Public support for mass deportation varies from 62% to 33%, depending on how the question is asked. www.cnn.com/2024/11/17/p...

CNN chart large differences in public support for mass deportation, depending on how the question is asked in surveys.