Prof Westwood, an associate professor of government, and Wetzel, a data scientist in the Polarization Research Lab, are featured in a Vox article about the polarized state of U.S. politics.
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Headed by Prof Sean Westwood, The Polarization Research Lab's work with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression to gauge public opinion on freedom of speech is highlighted in the New York Post.
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"Even if someone doesn't personally support violence, if they think the other side does, and they witness an attempted political assassination, there is a real risk that this could lead to escalation," Prof Westwood says in and article for The Associated Press.
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"The growth of these groups is largely flying under the radar. This level of coordination is unprecedented," the government professor says about conservative tax-exempt organizations that have joined forces in support of Donald Trump and MAGA.
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"It is foolhardy for Democrats to count on higher education to offset the growth of more conservative minority populations," Professor Westwood says about projected changes in the American electorate in an article for The New York Times.
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