Learning During the 2020 US Election Campaign

• In Event: Political Information and Changes in Vote Choice

Brief Overview

Using an original panel survey dataset, we assess levels of knowledge of candidate and party stances before and after the 2020 US election. We find modest evidence of learning. Learners tend to adopt their preferred candidate's policy stances.

Authors

• Eric Guntermann, University of California-Berkeley

• Gabriel S. Lenz, University of California-Berkeley