Gracious Losers: Role of Electoral Concessions on Voter Confidence

• In Event: On Losing

Brief Overview

The role of "loser's consent" in bolstering faith in election integrity is well documented. Using a mixed-methods approach, we investigate the effects of the unwillingness of losing candidates to affirm the legitimacy of the U.S. electoral process.

Authors

• Joseph Loffredo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Alejandro (Alex) Flores, Massachusetts Institute of Technology