2/ Not the first time we’ve seen effects like this — @RyanDEnos & @eitanhersh have shown that other elites—campaign staff—make strategic decisions based on whether they perceive the race to be competitive, and if so better represent their constituents. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-political-science/article/campaign-perceptions-of-electoral-closeness-uncertainty-fear-and-over-confidence/B4F524052946C8E35188EF2E2D8CF8A2 …pic.twitter.com/R0BrzAEkvR