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Melissa Deckman

@melissadeckman.bsky.social
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CEO at PRRI, I write about American politics, religion, and gender. melissadeckman.com; www.prri.org

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PRRI @prri.org · 4h
@robertpjones.bsky.social says that white mainline Protestant voters are more of a warning sign for Republicans than white evangelicals: “If I were a Republican strategist looking at the map, I would be worried about the other white Christians… they are not as tethered to the president.” Read more:
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Republicans worry that evangelicals sitting the midterms out could cost them in key races | CNN Politics
Conservative leaders are sounding the alarm that more needs to be done in the final weeks before the midterm elections to educate and mobilize white evangelicals, a critical voting bloc in the preside...
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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is clearly not acceptable
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Josh Zingher @zingherpolisci.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The fact that the Democrats have some many candidates that are clergy (from various faiths) is testament to how the completely amoral politics of Trumpism has spurred the religious left into greater engagement. Values are good! We should have them. Persecuting corruption requires moral authority
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Diana Butler Bass @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“Psychotic bloodthirst” is the most on-point description of Hegseth’s worldview ever.
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Will (Faithful Politics) @faithfulpolitics.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Melissa Deckman, CEO of PRRI explains why the religious vote isn’t one unified bloc. She highlights which faith communities may be shifting, why white evangelicals remain a solid Republican base, and how age, race, immigration, and gender shape religious voters political choices youtu.be/-S9KpC9_qrc
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PRRI @prri.org · 06/10/2026
Join PRRI and @brookings.edu in person or online later this month for the release of the 17th annual American Values Survey! Happening Tuesday, October 20 at 10:00 AM Eastern. Learn more and register: www.brookings.edu/events/new-s...
brookings.edu
New survey tracks darkening mood and shifting political loyalties ahead of midterm elections | Brookings
Join Brookings and the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) on October 20th for an in-depth look at the findings from the 17th annual American Values Survey.
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Melissa Deckman @melissadeckman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I had a great time with speaking with Will and Josh -- check out our conversation amidst this important midterm election!
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Will (Faithful Politics) @faithfulpolitics.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The “religious vote” is not one voting bloc. @prri.org CEO @melissadeckman.bsky.social breaks down which religious voters may be shifting before the midterms, including Hispanic Christians, younger voters, and women. Watch: youtu.be/-S9KpC9_qrc
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Are Religious Voters Turning on Trump? Melissa Deckman on the 2026 Midterms
YouTube video by Faithful Politics Podcast
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PRRI @prri.org · 05/10/2026
“The finding that Gen Z men were more likely to say the government should subsidize childcare when one parent stays at home is notable and perhaps speaks to the growing distance we see between Gen Z men and women with respect to parenthood,” explains @melissadeckman.bsky.social. Read more:
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Americans of all ages want more federal help with childcare costs. Gen Z most of all.
New polling from The 19th and YouGov found that support for child care spending was particularly strong among Gen Z, reflecting how affordability shapes their future family planning.
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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
ArE wE sUrE cHrIsTiAn NaTiOnaLiSm Is ReAl?????? Christian nationalism: A cultural framework that idealizes and advocates for the fusion of a particular expression of Christianity in US civic life & demands the gov't at all levels protect and preserve this fusion. kettering.org/five-element...
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PRRI @prri.org · 02/10/2026
PRRI CEO @melissadeckman.bsky.social quoted in this article: “You have a story where Gen Z is really put off by party.” Deckman adds that “Gen Z women are a distinct group compared to both their young male counterparts and also other American women.”
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Nathan Kalmoe (he/him) @nathankalmoe.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
THIS THIS THIS! 👇🏻
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Christina Wolbrecht @cwolbrecht.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Philip Bump, master of data, tests alternative explanations for the testosterone chart. No, it’s not driven by states with more men. Thank you all for your service to my gender & politics course this semester.
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Melissa Deckman @melissadeckman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ponies
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Will (Faithful Politics) @faithfulpolitics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
October on Faithful Politics: Religion. Gen Z. The gender divide. The Senate. The House. We’re spending the month talking with people who study voters and elections as we head toward the 2026 midterms. Subscribe on YouTube and turn on notifications: www.youtube.com/@faithfulpol...
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Andrew Whitehead @andrew-whitehead.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Who is resisting Christian Nationalism? Check out this new report from @prri.org & @snfagora.bsky.social's Meanings and Democracy Lab. State legislatures & religious diversity shape CN resistance across all 50 states prri.org/research/res... @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social @robertpjones.bsky.social
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Resistance to Christian Nationalism in All 50 States: A PRRI-Meanings of Democracy Lab Report
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PRRI @prri.org · 28/09/2026
A majority of Americans (55%) agree that “the Supreme Court has been too willing to let President Trump expand his power,” compared with 41% of those who disagree. The Supreme Court has allowed states to verify the eligibility of voters with the Department of Homeland Security program:
apnews.com
Supreme Court lets Trump administration use revamped federal voter eligibility database for now
The Supreme Court is allowing states to resume using a controversial federal tool to check voter eligibility before the November elections.
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Danielle Kurtzleben @titonka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The masculinity politics beat continues to be very necessary. goodauthority.substack.com/p/republican...
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Christina Wolbrecht @cwolbrecht.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Big thanks to @goodauth.bsky.social & @michaeltessler.bsky.social for providing today’s #MomentofGender for my Gender, Politics & Power class. Just amazing figures.
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Melissa Deckman @melissadeckman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This might be the best figure in all of political science.
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Christina Wolbrecht @cwolbrecht.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I spent a lot of my career thinking about the ecological fallacy and voting data. Any alternative explanations, folks?
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Melissa Deckman @melissadeckman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Grateful that my op-ed with @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social is featured in today's @contrariannews.org. Check our @jenrubin.bsky.social 's terrific new piece about the vital role of religious pluralism in this year's midterms. www.contrariannews.org/p/a-defining...
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A Defining Moment of Religious Pluralism
🚨 36 Days to the Midterms 🚨
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Melissa Deckman @melissadeckman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ravens for the win! What a crazy game.
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Melissa Deckman @melissadeckman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Glad to participate in @equimundo.bsky.social 's latest State of American Men report release this morning. I can't say enough great things about their research, which is sobering but does offer some bright spots for meeting young men where they are. www.equimundo.org/resources/st...
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State of American Men 2026 | Equimundo
Promoting nurturing, equitable, non-violent masculinity since 2011
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PRRI @prri.org · 25/09/2026
A new op-ed by @melissadeckman.bsky.social and @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social examines conservatism in Utah, finding that the state has a slightly higher proportion of people who resist Christian nationalism (68%) than the country as a whole (64%), the only red state with that distinction. Read more:
religionnews.com
Can a person be very conservative and also oppose Christian nationalism? Our survey says yes.
(RNS) — Latter-day Saints diverge from the white evangelicals they resemble in their political conservatism and Republican partisanship.
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Melissa Deckman @melissadeckman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Really important piece In today’s @RNS by @bmietana.bsky.socia religionnews.com/2026/09/24/t...
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The rise of the Jim Crow theobros
(RNS) — A group of Reformed pastors and influencers has wedded old-school segregationist theology with the hypermasculinity of the manosphere and the savvy of the attention economy to preach and sell ...
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PRRI @prri.org · 24/09/2026
New Analysis: Nearly two-thirds of Americans qualify as Christian nationalism Rejecters (27%) or Skeptics (37%), compared with roughly three in ten who qualify as Sympathizers (21%) or Adherents (11%). ⬇️ Keep reading for more findings from a new report by PRRI and @snfagora.bsky.social.
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Melissa Deckman @melissadeckman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
@ruthbraunstein.bsky.social and I published an op-ed, out today in @rns.org ,about what the case of Utah and Latter-day Saints tell us about assuming most religious conservatives endorse Christian nationalism, drawing from our latest survey on CN resistance. religionnews.com/2026/09/24/c...
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Can a person be very conservative and also oppose Christian nationalism? Our survey says yes.
(RNS) — Latter-day Saints diverge from the white evangelicals they resemble in their political conservatism and Republican partisanship.
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PRRI @prri.org · 24/09/2026
New from @melissadeckman.bsky.social and @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social at @newsweek.com "A potential electoral backlash to Trump’s appeals to Christian nationalism may also be spurred by the rising prominence of progressive religious voices on the campaign trail." www.newsweek.com/resistance-t...
newsweek.com
Resistance to Christian nationalism could help decide midterms | Opinion
"Backlash to Trump’s appeals to Christian nationalism may be spurred by the rising prominence of progressive religious voices."
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Melissa Deckman @melissadeckman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
For MUCH more analysis, please read the report and considering attending a Substack Live event, featuring Ruth Braunstein and me. Details below! open.substack.com/live-stream/...
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LIVE SOON: Who’s Resisting Christian Nationalism in America?
Starting Sep 24 at 11:00 AM EDT
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Melissa Deckman @melissadeckman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
And in new analysis, we find that living in a religiously diverse state is strongly linked to resisting Christian nationalist views.
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Melissa Deckman @melissadeckman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Majorities of residents in all but 4 states are resistance to Christian nationalist views, ranging from a low of 42% in Arkansas to a high of 80% in Massachusetts.
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Melissa Deckman @melissadeckman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We find that two-thirds of Americans (67%) qualify as Resisters to Christian nationalism, compared with 32% of Americans who hold Christian nationalist views. Partisanship is strongly linked to these views.
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Melissa Deckman @melissadeckman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Check our @prri.org' latest release, a joint report with @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social 's Meaning of Democracy Lab at Johns Hopkins, that profiles the majority of Americans who are resisting Christian Nationalism. prri.org/research/res...
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Resistance to Christian Nationalism in All 50 States: A PRRI-Meanings of Democracy Lab Report
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Melissa Deckman @melissadeckman.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Please join @ruthbraunstein.bsky.social and me tomorrow for an overview of @prri.org 's latest survey report, releasing tomorrow, that examines who in America is most likely to resist Christian Nationalism at 11 am!
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PRRI @prri.org · 21/09/2026
“This has been very quickly transposed from an economic or political issue to a moral issue,” @robertpjones.bsky.social explains. The issue of AI has united denominations and faith traditions that often disagree in political debates. Read more:
nbcnews.com
What would Jesus do about data centers? Pastors take the debate to pulpits
Some pastors have embraced AI, but others worry that the giant data centers powering the computing boom could unleash harm on the environment and their communities.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 18/09/2026
Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming theonion.com/trans-teen-hatches-nef…
Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming
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Dannagal Goldthwaite Young @dannagal.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Another Fun Fact: Heritage Foundation founder Paul Weyrich capitalized on white resentment of anti-segregation laws to mobilize angry white Christians who were pissed that the Nixon admin revoked tax exempt status of their de facto segregated schools. That’s how the Heritage Foundation began!
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PRRI @prri.org · 17/09/2026
"Hispanic Americans – Republican, Democrat, and independent – are experiencing a growing sense of isolation, feeling less safe, less welcome, and more like strangers in their own country," explains PRRI Director of Research Diana Orcès. Read Orcès' full comments in @theconversation.com:
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Why Hispanic Americans are losing faith in the American Dream
A public opinion researcher explains why this group’s declining faith goes beyond partisanship and reflects a fundamental question about its sense of belonging.
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Melissa Deckman @melissadeckman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@prri.org 's Diana Orcés examines why Hispanic Americans of all parties are losing faith in the American Dream in this must-read op-ed:"Declining faith goes beyond partisanship and reflects a more fundamental question about this group’s sense of belonging." theconversation.com/why-hispanic...
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Why Hispanic Americans are losing faith in the American Dream
A public opinion researcher explains why this group’s declining faith goes beyond partisanship and reflects a fundamental question about its sense of belonging.
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PRRI @prri.org · 16/09/2026
According to the PRRI Census of American Religion, young women (18-29) have shed religious labels steadily since 2013, when 29% identified as religiously unaffiliated. By 2024, that figure grew to 40%, and in 2025, it increased to 43%. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/o...
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Opinion | What a Popular Netflix Show Tells Us About Women and Faith (Gift Article)
When faith is used to control and subordinate women, they leave the church.
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Sarah Stankorb @sarahstankorb.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I finally watched it. I didn't think I could. I absorb so much tragedy covering women's stories of abuse within churches. Today I was quoted in the @nytimes about abuse, misogyny and how all of it is driving women away from the church. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/o...
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Opinion | What a Popular Netflix Show Tells Us About Women and Faith
When faith is used to control and subordinate women, they leave the church.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 15/09/2026
The Kennedy Center was a beloved Washington institution, enjoyed by millions of people. It has been destroyed for no real reason. Just vanity, carelessness, indifference. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Trump’s Kennedy Center Shakedown
The only appropriate response is to refuse to accede to his demands.
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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A Gender War Explodes in Utah Over the Courts, Abortion and Representation www.nytimes.com/2026/09/13/u...
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A Gender War Explodes in Utah Over the Courts, Abortion and Representation
When Republicans tried to repeal a law that voters passed banning gerrymandering, they found an opposition that flew in the face of Utah women’s “tradwives” imagery.
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PRRI @prri.org · 14/09/2026
@robertpjones.bsky.social explains that as VP JD Vance begins positioning himself for a potential 2028 presidential run, his appeal to Christian values is underpinned by demographic factors that show self-identified Republicans to be “more than two-thirds white and Christian.” Read more:
theguardian.com
JD Vance’s Catholicism could be at odds with Maga evangelicals in 2028
Vice-president wears religion on his sleeve but winding spiritual path could alienate evangelicals and conservative Catholics
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Wow.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
My fellow Americans, this is being done in our name. wapo.st/4h1hNmT
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Alligator Alcatraz detainees were put in small cages, DHS watchdog report finds
The Florida facility’s staff referred to the enclosures as “calming areas.” Investigators said their use violated federal standards and did not align with “standards for humane treatment.”
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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PRRI @prri.org · 10/09/2026
@melissadeckman.bsky.social explains that these Gen Z women came to political consciousness when a man who boasted about sexual assault defeated a woman to win the presidency. “I think that, combined with the policies, really turned off a generation of young women” from conservative politics.
thenation.com
The Fissures and Fractures Behind the Right’s Pink Facade
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Robert P. Jones @robertpjones.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Sharing this hot off the press conversation with historian @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social about my new book BACKSLIDE, and what happens when Christian faith turns on democracy. www.redeemingdemocracy.net/p/when-faith...
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When Faith Turns on Democracy: Live with Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Robert P. Jones
A recording from Robert P. Jones and Ruth Ben-Ghiat's live video
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