The Very Real Impact of Support for Hypothetical Violence

• In Event: Bipartisanship, Compromise, and Conflict

Brief Overview

American support for hypothetical violence is disturbingly high, though the real-world impact of this political attitude remains debated. We propose that such support affects candidate selection, undermining democratic norms.

Authors

• Kyle L McWagner, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

• William Kidd, University of California-Irvine