Enraged and Engaged: Anger in Primary Campaigns

• In Event: Experiments on Gender and American Political Attitudes and Behavior

Brief Overview

Past research indicates that negative events spur more women to run for office, but what is the electoral effect of these platforms? We assess if voters reward or punish women primary candidates for “angry” platforms.

Authors

• Marie Schenk, Brown University

• Cory Manento, Trinity College

• Kristen Essel, Brown University