Ready for a Woman President? How polling about public comfort with a woman president affects perceptions of candidate viability in the 2020 Democratic primary

• In Event: Perceptions of candidates

Brief Overview

Using experimental designs, we examine how different types of polling information about public comfort/discomfort with a woman for president affect perceptions of candidate viability, and vote choice in the context of the 2020 Democratic primary.

Authors

• Jennifer L. Merolla, University of California-Riverside

• Laura B. Stephenson, University of Western Ontario