N of 1? Studying the Political Phenomena of Donald Trump, PoliSciData.com Special Edition

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Whether you love or hate him, Donald Trump has dominated the American political landscape since he announced his first presidential campaign in 2015. Political Science Data featured this special edition in 2023 and early 2024. These articles examine factors contributing to Trump's political success, the Trump presidency, Trump's effect on the Republican Party, and public perceptions of Trump.

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#NeverTrump: Why Republican Members of Congress Refused to Support Their Party's Nominee in the 2016 Presidential ElectionJordan Ragusa, +2 more authors (2018) RAP, more info.
Stata files: 1, datasets: 1

Supporters and Opponents of Donald Trump Respond Differently to Racial Cues: An Experimental AnalysisMatthew Luttig, +2 more authors (2017) RAP, more info.
Stata files: 2

Global Racist Contagion Following Donald Trump's ElectionMarco Giani, +1 more author (2021) BJPS, more info.
Stata files: 4, other files: 1, PDF files: 2

Activating Animus: The Uniquely Social Roots of Trump SupportLilliana Mason, +2 more authors (2021) APSR, more info.
Stata files: 2

The Trump Effect: An Experimental Investigation of the Emboldening Effect of Racially Inflammatory Elite CommunicationBenjamin Newman, +5 more authors (2021) BJPS, more info.
Stata files: 1, text files: 2, datasets: 1

Opinion Shift and Stability: The Information Environment and Long-Lasting Opposition to Trump's Muslim BanKassra Oskooii, +2 more authors (2021) POLBEH, more info.
R files: 2

The Differential Effects of Economic Conditions and Racial Attitudes in the Election of Donald TrumpJonathan Green, +1 more author (2019) POP, more info.

Does the @realDonaldTrump Really Matter to Financial Markets?Allyson L. Benton, +1 more author (2020) AJPS, more info.
Stata files: 2, PDF files: 1, text files: 1, datasets: 1

Conservatism in the Era of TrumpMichael Barber, +1 more author (2019) POP, more info.
R files: 1, datasets: 5, other files: 1

When Celebrity and Political Journalism Collide: Reporting Standards, Entertainment, and the Conundrum of Covering Donald Trump's 2016 CampaignAmber Boydstun, +1 more author (2020) POP, more info.
Stata files: 1, text files: 2, datasets: 1

Trump-ing Foreign Affairs: Status Threat and Foreign Policy Preferences on the RightRachel Blum, +1 more author (2019) POP, more info.
R files: 3, Stata files: 2, text files: 3, PDF files: 1, datasets: 1, other files: 1

Collision with Collusion: Partisan Reaction to the Trump-Russia ScandalJoshua Darr (2019) POP, more info.
Stata files: 1, datasets: 2, text files: 2

Searching for Bright Lines in the Trump PresidencyJohn Carey, +4 more authors (2019) POP, more info.
Stata files: 5, text files: 6, datasets: 4

Blue Endorsements Matter: How the Fraternal Order of Police Contributed to Donald Trump's VictoryMichael Zoorob (2019) PS, more info.
R files: 2, Stata files: 1, datasets: 3

Does Party Trump Ideology? Disentangling Party and Ideology in AmericaMichael Barber, +1 more author (2019) APSR, more info.
R files: 2, Stata files: 1, datasets: 5, text files: 1

The Impact of COVID-19 on Trump's Electoral Demise: The Role of Economic and Democratic AccountabilityAnja Neundorf, +1 more author (2020) POP, more info.
R files: 1, Stata files: 9, datasets: 5, text files: 1

Is There a Trump Effect? An Experiment on Political Polarization and Audience CostsMiles Evers, +2 more authors (2019) POP, more info.
R files: 1, Stata files: 1, datasets: 2, text files: 1, other files: 1

Adversaries or Allies? Donald Trump's Republican Support in CongressJordan Ragusa, +3 more authors (2019) POP, more info.
Stata files: 1, datasets: 2

Public Approval, Policy Issues, and Partisanship in the American Presidency: Examining the 2020 Trump Impeachment and AcquittalCraig Burnett, +1 more author (2022) PS, more info.
Stata files: 2, datasets: 1, text files: 1

Primary Model Predicts Trump Re-electionHelmut Norpoth (2021) PS, more info.
datasets: 1

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