Don’t Dwell on Arbitrary Changes in Policy Opinions

• In Event: Voting for Populists and Autocrats: Understanding Support for Populist and Authoritarian Candidates

Brief Overview

Using panels in three countries, I find that principled policy opinions — i.e., opinions that are logically consistent with a citizen's abstract principles — are more stable over time. This is true even among the least sophisticated citizens.

Author

• Nicholas C Dias, University of Pennsylvania