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Elizabeth C. Connors, PhD

@elizabethcconnors

Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of South Carolina. From Maine. ❤️ = being a mom, cats, research, red wine. Laughing’s my favorite.

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An ecclesiastical court: Christian nationalism and perceptions of the US Supreme Court by Miles T. Armaly, Jonathan M. King, Elizabeth A. Lane, and Jessica A. Schoenherr is now available in Early View. @jonathanmking.bsky.social @elizabethlane.bsky.social @jessicaann87.bsky.social t.co/lE9STMjDNk

16.12.2025 17:03 👍 14 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 2

Thanks Dave!!

11.08.2025 10:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

...for partisanship.

In short, we find largely null effects of partisan embarrassment on a host of dependent variables related to polarization and partisanship.

These are important and relevant null effects that suggest how rare it is for partisans to punish their own party.

07.08.2025 16:27 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Can embarrassment of one's party dampen partisanship and polarization? One would think.

In a forthcoming paper at @poqjournal.bsky.social, Taylor Carlson, @stevenwwebster.bsky.social, and I examine what we call "partisan embarrassment," including looking at the ramifications of these feelings...

07.08.2025 16:26 👍 15 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 1
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Around 11 years ago I had this wild dream to get my PhD and get a job in academia and maybe even get tenure?! It was wild.

But then it happened 🥰. Realizing dreams sometimes takes a while and a bit of grit and patience (and luck), but it sure is worth it.

09.07.2025 20:54 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 1