Do American Voters Really Not Punish Overt Undemocratic Behavior at the Polls? Natural Experimental Evidence from the 2021 Insurrection of the U.S. Capitol

• In Event: Extreme Candidates, Democratic Backsliding, and Political Behavior

Brief Overview

I test whether voters electorally punish overt undemocratic behavior of politicians by exploiting that Donald Trump's incitement of the January 6 insurrection unexpectedly occurred while Gallup was conducting a survey using random digit dialing.

Author

• Sam van Noort, Princeton University