Jacob E. Rothschild is a Ph.D candidate at Northwestern University. His research in political communication focuses on how the rhetoric and actions of political elites affect citizens’ political attitudes and behaviors. He has published additional research on the determinants of partisan polarization in the mass public. Jacob received a B.A. and MA from the University of Southern Mississippi, as well as an M.A. from Northwestern University.
Jacob E. Rothschild
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Public Opinion on U.S. Trade Policy: Time to Ask Better Questions
Open-ended polling responses reveal considerably more complexity – and more ambivalence and negativity – in Americans’ views of international trade than has been inferred from widely cited closed questions
Ambivalence About International Trade in Open- and Closed-ended Survey Responses
Open-ended polling responses reveal considerably more complexity – and more ambivalence and negativity – in Americans’ views of international trade than has been inferred from widely cited closed questions
Economic Distress Did Drive Trump’s Win
Contrary to the dominant media narrative, social issues like racism and sexism on their own can’t explain Trump’s success.
The Economic and Social Roots of Populist Rebellion: Support for Donald Trump in 2016
This paper critically analyzes voting patterns in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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The Intercept: Donald Trump Exploited Long-Term Economic Distress to Fuel His Election Victory, Study Finds
The Intercept covers a new INET paper from our Research Director Tom Ferguson and his co-authors.