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John D. Griffin and Grace Sager Published: 2021, Studies in American Political Development Publication coming soon!

John D. Griffin, Chad Kiewiet de Jonge, and Vania Ximena Velasco-Guachalla Published: 2020, British Journal of Political Science Abstract: This article elaborates relative deprivation theory to a societal level to argue that political unrest is rooted in the polarization of citizens' grievance judgments, rather than the mean level of societal...

John D. Griffin and Brian Newman Published: 2019, Presidential Studies Quarterly 49(2): 310-329. Abstract: Presidents face incentives to move toward the median voter as elections approach. We explore the racial consequences of these electoral incentives. As presidents move toward the center, they move away from ideologically noncentrist groups like the...

John D. Griffin, Brian Newman, and David W. Nickerson Published: 2019, Legislative Studies Quarterly 44(1): 133-162 Abstract: Theories of democratic politics prize congruence between citizens鈥� preferences and their elected representatives鈥� actions in office. Elections are a critical means for achieving such policy congruence, providing voters the opportunity to chasten representatives...

John D. Griffin, Brian Newman, and Patrick Buhr Published: 2020, Legislative Studies Quarterly 45(1) Abstract: Do Americans care how much money congressional candidates earn? We conducted three experiments to examine how candidates' incomes affect voters' perceptions of the candidates' traits and ultimately their vote intention. Subjects evaluated otherwise identical candidates...

Answer, not so much, according to a trio of researchers including CU 麻豆影院 political scientist During a campaign stop in Iowa in 2016, now-President Donald Trump famously told his supporters: "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose voters." Though the 2016...

Professor in Political Science and Faculty Director of the Conference on World Affairs Six years ago, John Griffin contacted CU professor Scott Adler about an open position at the University of Notre Dame, where Griffin was teaching at the time. 鈥淲e reached out to Scott and he politely declined,鈥� Griffin...