#MeToo and COVID-19: Partisanship, Gender, and the Political Impact of Sexual vs. Financial Misconduct Allegations

• In Event: Gender and Race in Political Behavior

Brief Overview

We examine whether voter reactions varied with the type of scandal, i.e., sexual harassment or insider trading, either the target's or the voter's gender or partisanship, and the accused lawmaker's response to the allegations made against him/her.

Authors

• Stephen C Craig, University of Florida

• Angela McCarthy, University of Notre Dame