(Not) Feelin' the (Cross) Pressure: Experimental Evidence on Issue Misalignment and Polarization

• In Event: (Mis)information and Policy Attitudes

Brief Overview

How do voters react to finding out that their policy positions conflict with those of their party? Using a survey experiment on police reform, we show that cross-pressured voters shift their attitudes about parties and organizations.

Authors

• Mitch Downey, Stockholm University

• John Seungmin Kuk, Michigan State University

• Matthew Nanes, Saint Louis University