Benjamin R Kantack
Biographic Data
| ID | 4180362 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Benjamin R Kantack |
| GIVEN NAMES | Benjamin R |
| FAMILY NAME | Kantack |
| SIGNATURE | KANTACK B R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lycoming College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0630-0149 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
What’s in a name? Democrat Party as multivocal communication
In the United States, members of the Republican Party increasingly refer to the Democratic Party as the Democrat Party . This practice has been recognized by journalists and political actors over the years, but the questions of what sorts of Republicans engage in it and why have rarely been studied scientifically. Analyzing congressional floor speeches, committee meetings, media reports, and electronic newsletters, we demonstrate that Democrat Pa…
Perceptions of policy problems and solutions: Climate change and structural racism
Public policy debates in the United States about how to respond to complex issues like climate change and structural racism are often portrayed in polarized terms. Progressives are seen as advocating for transformational responses to major problems, while conservatives are portrayed as denying these problems’ existence. However, such depictions obscure the presence of a third bloc that acknowledges these problems’ existence but does not support d…
Do Ideological Attacks Change How Voters Evaluate Primary Election Candidates
Partisan polarization in the United States has increased the ideological uniformity of the Democratic and Republican parties, and therefore the usefulness of party identification as an indicator of candidates’ ideology. However, candidates – especially during primary elections – often attack their opponents for being insufficiently conservative or progressive, explicitly signaling to voters that they should put less faith in their stereotypes abo…
Does “Politicizing” Gun Violence Increase Support for Gun Control? Experimental Evidence from the Las Vegas Shooting
Objective Gun control advocacy regularly escalates in the aftermath of a mass shooting. But is the American public more susceptible to pro‐gun‐control arguments in the wake of mass gun violence? Methods We analyze a survey experiment fielded immediately before and after the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. Results Pro‐gun‐control arguments were not effective at increasing support for or confidence in expanded background checks before or after the Las Veg…
Fusion and Electoral Performance in New York Congressional Elections
Minor parties in American politics often struggle to gain support due to the phenomenon of strategic voting, as they rarely field viable candidates. However, in several US states, fusion (a process by which multiple parties may nominate the same candidate) averts this obstacle by allowing minor parties to cross-endorse major-party candidates. Although major parties are known to perceive these fused ballot lines as electorally advantageous, their …
Does “Politicizing” Gun Violence Increase Support for Gun Control? Experimental Evidence from the Las Vegas Shooting
Objective Gun control advocacy regularly escalates in the aftermath of a mass shooting. But is the American public more susceptible to pro‐gun‐control arguments in the wake of mass gun violence? Methods We analyze a survey experiment fielded immediately before and after the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. Results Pro‐gun‐control arguments were not effective at increasing support for or confidence in expanded background checks before or after the Las Veg…
Do Ideological Attacks Change How Voters Evaluate Primary Election Candidates
Partisan polarization in the United States has increased the ideological uniformity of the Democratic and Republican parties, and therefore the usefulness of party identification as an indicator of candidates’ ideology. However, candidates – especially during primary elections – often attack their opponents for being insufficiently conservative or progressive, explicitly signaling to voters that they should put less faith in their stereotypes abo…
Fusion and Electoral Performance in New York Congressional Elections
Minor parties in American politics often struggle to gain support due to the phenomenon of strategic voting, as they rarely field viable candidates. However, in several US states, fusion (a process by which multiple parties may nominate the same candidate) averts this obstacle by allowing minor parties to cross-endorse major-party candidates. Although major parties are known to perceive these fused ballot lines as electorally advantageous, their …
Fusion and Electoral Performance in New York Congressional Elections
Minor parties in American politics often struggle to gain support due to the phenomenon of strategic voting, as they rarely field viable candidates. However, in several US states, fusion (a process by which multiple parties may nominate the same candidate) averts this obstacle by allowing minor parties to cross-endorse major-party candidates. Although major parties are known to perceive these fused ballot lines as electorally advantageous, their …
Does “Politicizing” Gun Violence Increase Support for Gun Control? Experimental Evidence from the Las Vegas Shooting
Objective Gun control advocacy regularly escalates in the aftermath of a mass shooting. But is the American public more susceptible to pro‐gun‐control arguments in the wake of mass gun violence? Methods We analyze a survey experiment fielded immediately before and after the 2017 Las Vegas shooting. Results Pro‐gun‐control arguments were not effective at increasing support for or confidence in expanded background checks before or after the Las Veg…
Do Ideological Attacks Change How Voters Evaluate Primary Election Candidates
Partisan polarization in the United States has increased the ideological uniformity of the Democratic and Republican parties, and therefore the usefulness of party identification as an indicator of candidates’ ideology. However, candidates – especially during primary elections – often attack their opponents for being insufficiently conservative or progressive, explicitly signaling to voters that they should put less faith in their stereotypes abo…
Perceptions of policy problems and solutions: Climate change and structural racism
Public policy debates in the United States about how to respond to complex issues like climate change and structural racism are often portrayed in polarized terms. Progressives are seen as advocating for transformational responses to major problems, while conservatives are portrayed as denying these problems’ existence. However, such depictions obscure the presence of a third bloc that acknowledges these problems’ existence but does not support d…
What’s in a name? Democrat Party as multivocal communication
In the United States, members of the Republican Party increasingly refer to the Democratic Party as the Democrat Party . This practice has been recognized by journalists and political actors over the years, but the questions of what sorts of Republicans engage in it and why have rarely been studied scientifically. Analyzing congressional floor speeches, committee meetings, media reports, and electronic newsletters, we demonstrate that Democrat Pa…
Politics (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (3 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Ideology (2 works) · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (2 works)