Nasty Women and Bad Hombres: The Mediating Effect of Racial and Gender Resentment on Candidate Valence in the 2016 US Election

• In Event: Factors Shaping Political Behavior

Brief Overview

Using the 2016 ANES data, we explore whether respondents with high racial and gender resentment systematically undervalued minority or female candidate valence characteristics when deciding how to vote.

Authors

• Nicole Kalaf-Hughes, Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

• Debra Lynn Leiter, University of Missouri-Kansas City