Rejoining the Cult: Predicting and Reducing Blatant Political Bias in the American Public

• In Event: Polarization: Symptoms and Solutions

Brief Overview

Using two survey experiments, we find that exposure to "blatant bias"--i.e., unconditional support for a politician--among members of the opposing party significantly lowers one's likelihood of engaging in blatant bias for their own party.

Authors

• John Victor Kane, New York University

• Ian G. Anson, University of Maryland-Baltimore County