What's in a Name? "Democrat Party" as Multivocal Communication

• In Event: Political Elites and Political Communication

Brief Overview

We combine textual analysis of congressional speeches and interviews with an original survey experiment to determine what sorts of Republicans are most prone to say “Democrat Party” and the effects of hearing this term on ordinary voters.

Authors

• Kylee Britzman, Lewis-Clark State College

• Ben Kantack, Lycoming College