Public-Facing Research

Recent Articles, 2020-2026

1. “Research shows just how much more power White voters wield in local politics”

Author(s): Jesse Rhodes, Brian Schaffner, Raymond J. La Raja

Publication: The Washington Post (Monkey Cage)

Date: September 3, 2020

URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/03/research-shows-just-how-much-more-power-white-voters-wield-local-politics/

2. “Same-Day Registration Is Essential to Voting Rights Debate”

Author(s): Jesse Rhodes, Laura Williamson

Publication: Demos (op-ed/commentary)

Date: July 1, 2021

URL: https://www.demos.org/media/same-day-registration-essential-voting-rights-debate

3. “Martin Luther King Jr. was right that racism and opposition to democracy are linked, our research finds”

Author(s): Jesse Rhodes, Raymond J. La Raja, Tatishe M. Nteta, Alexander Theodoridis

Publication: The Washington Post (Monkey Cage)

Date: January 17, 2022

URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/17/mlk-racism-democracy-opinion/

4. “Americans just elected two lesbian governors. Have attitudes changed that much?”

Author(s): Jesse Rhodes, Tatishe M. Nteta, Adam Eichen, Maddi Hertz, Raymond J. La Raja, Alexander Theodoridis

Publication: The Washington Post

Date: November 15, 2022

URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/11/15/massachusetts-governor-healey-lgbtq/

5. “Yes, sexism among Republican voters helped sink Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign”

Author(s): Tatishe Nteta, Adam Eichen, Jesse Rhodes

Publication: The Conversation

Date: March 14, 2024

URL: https://theconversation.com/yes-sexism-among-republican-voters-helped-sink-nikki-haleys-presidential-campaign-225434

6. “Yes, efforts to eliminate DEI programs are rooted in racism”

Author(s): Jesse Rhodes, Tatishe Nteta, Adam Eichen, Douglas Rice, Justin H. Gross

Publication: The Conversation

Date: April 5, 2024

URL: https://theconversation.com/yes-efforts-to-eliminate-dei-programs-are-rooted-in-racism-227028

7. “The time is now for same-day voter registration”

Author(s): Adam Eichen, Jesse Rhodes, Tatishe Nteta

Publication: CommonWealth Beacon

Date: June 22, 2024

URL: https://commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/the-time-is-now-for-same-day-voter-registration/

8. “US voters say they’re ready for a woman president − but sexist attitudes still go along with opposition to Harris”

Author(s): Adam Eichen, Jesse Rhodes, Tatishe Nteta

Publication: The Conversation

Date: September 2024

URL: https://theconversation.com/us-voters-say-theyre-ready-for-a-woman-president-but-sexist-attitudes-still-go-along-with-opposition-to-harris-236754

9. “State residents remain mixed on changing name of Columbus Day”

Author(s): Adam Eichen, Jesse Rhodes, Tatishe Nteta

Publication: CommonWealth Beacon

Date: October 14, 2024

URL: https://commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/state-residents-remain-mixed-on-changing-name-of-columbus-day/

10. “Question 1 delivered a harsh verdict on the Legislature”

Author(s): Jesse Rhodes, Tatishe Nteta, Adam Eichen

Publication: CommonWealth Beacon

Date: December 2, 2024

URL: https://commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/question-1-delivered-a-harsh-verdict-on-the-legislature/

11. “On DEI, Massachusetts leaders are following public sentiment”

Author(s): Jesse Rhodes, Tatishe Nteta, Adam Eichen

Publication: CommonWealth Beacon

Date: March 20, 2025

URL: https://commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/on-dei-massachusetts-leaders-are-following-public-sentiment/

12. “What MAGA means to Americans”

Author(s): Jesse Rhodes, Adam Eichen, Douglas Rice, Gregory Wall, Tatishe Nteta

Publication: The Conversation

Date: July 3, 2025

URL: https://theconversation.com/what-maga-means-to-americans-259241

13. “Trump’s Epstein problem is real: New poll shows many in his base disapprove of his handling of the files, and some supporters are having second thoughts about electing him”

Author(s): Jesse Rhodes, Tatishe Nteta, Adam Eichen, Alexander Theodoridis, Raymond La Raja

Publication: The Conversation

Date: August 25, 2025

URL: https://theconversation.com/trumps-epstein-problem-is-real-new-poll-shows-many-in-his-base-disapprove-of-his-handling-of-the-files-and-some-supporters-are-having-second-thoughts-about-electing-him-263662

14. “Why a growing number of Trump supporters are experiencing voter’s remorse”

Author(s): Jesse Rhodes, Tatishe Nteta, Adam Eichen

Publication: The Conversation

Date: May 14, 2026 (approx.)

URL: https://theconversation.com/why-a-growing-number-of-trump-supporters-are-experiencing-voters-remorse-282230

15. “How Fox News viewership increases belief in the anti-immigrant great replacement theory” (also ran as “The more Fox News a white American watches, the more likely they are to believe in a racist conspiracy theory…”)

Author(s): Jesse Rhodes, Tatishe Nteta, Adam Eichen

Publication: The Conversation

Date: June 2, 2026

URL: https://theconversation.com/how-fox-news-viewership-increases-belief-in-the-anti-immigrant-great-replacement-theory-283950