Just Like A Woman: Gendered Emotional Appeals in 2020 Congressional Tweets

• In Event: Gender and American Political Candidacies and Elections

Brief Overview

Heightened public anxiety amid a pandemic and the prevalence of virtual voter connections prompts us to explore how women running for Congress set themselves apart with the emotional appeals they make to voters.

Authors

• Annelise Russell, University of Notre Dame

• Whitney Hua, University of Southern California