Violating the Public Trust: How the Seditionists Engage in Partisan Dehumanization in Congressional Communications

• In Event: Democratic Backsliding and Legislative Politics

Brief Overview

We find that the official e-newsletters sent by Republican seditionists are more likely to employ emotional language dehumanizing partisan opponents than their colleagues certifying the results of the 2020 election.

Author

• David C.W. Parker, University of Wisconsin, Platteville