(Not) Feelin' the (Cross) Pressure: Experimental Evidence on Issue Misalignment and Polarization

• In Event: Cross-pressured Voting and Wedge Issues in Polarized America

Brief Overview

How do voters react to finding out that their policy positions conflict with those of their party? Using a survey experiment on police reform, we show that cross-pressured voters shift their attitudes about parties and organizations.

Authors

• Mitch Downey, Stockholm University

• John Seungmin Kuk, Michigan State University

• Matthew Nanes, University of Chicago