Assistant Professor of Political Science, Yale University. I study elections and representation, American Politics, and applied statistics. www.shirokuriwaki.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/shirokuriwaki.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/shirokuriwaki.bsky.social/post/3lezdialzes27My South Carolina paper on ticket splitting is now at JOP. Voters cross party lines in local races more often than they do in Congress, helping incumbents and high-quality candidates. This is surprising since there's less media/campaigns for these offices https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73426305 Jan 2025 19:17 +0000at://did:plc:sb44cn2k6svr7ldtle4bgpxa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lezdialzes27