All Aboard? The Impact of Competing Party Cues and Racial Frames on Support for Public Transit

• In Event: Poster Session: Race and Politics

Brief Overview

When party cues and racial frames are in conflict, which influences opinion on transit policy? I show that racial attitudes moderate policy support in the absence of party cues but that cues diminish these effects, causing partisans to toe the line.

Author

• Nicholas James Ainsworth, Vanderbilt University