Do Poll Results Sway Electoral Preferences? Experimental evidence from Mexico

• In Event: Influences on Public Opinion

Brief Overview

This paper evaluates the effect of priming survey respondents with information about the electoral preferences for candidates. We us experimental data from a real electoral poll during the 2018 presidential election in Mexico.

Authors

• Francisco A. Cantu, University of Houston

• Javier Márquez, Buendia y Laredo