Partisan Appeals to Bipartisanship

• In Event: Strategic Lawmaking

Brief Overview

We show the benefit of bipartisan appeals diminish when paired with partisan counter frames, suggesting that Members of Congress who engage in counter framing can reinforce their own support and undermine their opponent’s legislative accomplishments.

Authors

• Colin Rafferty Case, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Emily Cottle, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill