The Same Old Establishment Candidates Have Failed Us: Preferences for Populist Candidates in Senate Primaries

• In Event: Voters' Perceptions of the Institutional Status Quo: Populism, Democratic Norms, and Trust in Government

Brief Overview

I develop a measure of populist rhetoric, gauge the extent to which Senate candidates across eight states used populist language in 2022, and consider what sorts of voters were attracted to these candidates.

Author

• Brian Michael Brew, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill