Current Research

The following papers are available in PDF format (for other papers listed on my cv, please email me for a copy). To view, you need Adobe Acrobat.

Working Papers

Campaign Microtargeting and Presidential Voting in 2004. With Quin Monson. PDF
The Contours of Policy Attitudes in the Mass Public. With Shawn Treier. PDF
Learning about the President: Polarization, Attitude Change, and Incumbent Reelection. With Barry Burden. PDF
Understanding Receptivity to Political Campaigns: Voter Decision Making in Election 2000. 2003 Midwest PDF
Southern Discomfort: ideological crosspressures in presidential voting. With Todd Shields. PDF

Publications

The Persuadable Voter: Strategic Candidates and Wedge Issues in Presidential Campaigns. With Todd Shields. Princeton University Press, 2008. Blurb Introduction. PDF
The Hard Count: The Political and Social Challenges of Census Mobilization. With Nie, Prewitt, and Pals. Blurb.
The Dynamics of Voter Decision Making Among Minor Party Supporters: The 2000 U.S. Presidential Election. British Journal of Political Science, 37(2) PDF
Moral Issues and Voter Decision Making in the 2004 Presidential Election. With Todd Shields. PS: Political Science and Politics PDF
The Missing Link: Exploring the Relationship Between Higher Education and Political Engagement. Political Behavior 27(1) PDF
The Dynamics of Turnout Intention in Election 2000. Journal of Politics 67(1) PDF
Voter Decision Making in Election 2000. With Simon Jackman. American Journal of Political Science 47 (4). PDF Data/Code(zipped)
Assessing the Clinton Presidency: The Political Constraints of Legislative Policy. With David Brady. In The Clinton Riddle, Shields, Whayne, and Kelly (eds). PDF
Internet Use, Interpersonal Relations and Sociability: A Time Diary Study. In The Internet in Everyday Life, Barry Wellman and Caroline Haythornthwaite (eds.). Oxford: Blackwell Publishers, 2003. With Norman H. Nie and Lutz Erbring. PDF