boutons_deux
08-18-2020, 03:55 PM
only a small fraction of U.S. voters are willing to sacrifice their partisan and policy interests to defend democratic principles.
only 3.5% of U.S. voters would cast ballots against their preferred candidates as punishment for undemocratic behavior, such as supporting gerrymandering, disenfranchisement, or press restrictions.
U.S. voters, regardless of their party affiliation, are willing to forgive undemocratic behavior to achieve their partisan ends and policy goals,”
In 2016, only about 5% of U.S. House district candidates won their seats by a margin of less than 7% — making the potential loss of 3.5% in vote share unlikely to deter candidates from engaging in undemocratic behavior,
For the most part, people support candidates who share their goals, even if that means condoning undemocratic behavior.
in the overwhelming majority of House districts, a majority-party candidate could get away with openly violating a democratic principle,”
https://scienceblog.com/517971/study-americans-prize-party-loyalty-over-democratic-principles/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28Science Blog.com%29
only 3.5% of U.S. voters would cast ballots against their preferred candidates as punishment for undemocratic behavior, such as supporting gerrymandering, disenfranchisement, or press restrictions.
U.S. voters, regardless of their party affiliation, are willing to forgive undemocratic behavior to achieve their partisan ends and policy goals,”
In 2016, only about 5% of U.S. House district candidates won their seats by a margin of less than 7% — making the potential loss of 3.5% in vote share unlikely to deter candidates from engaging in undemocratic behavior,
For the most part, people support candidates who share their goals, even if that means condoning undemocratic behavior.
in the overwhelming majority of House districts, a majority-party candidate could get away with openly violating a democratic principle,”
https://scienceblog.com/517971/study-americans-prize-party-loyalty-over-democratic-principles/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+scienceblogrssfeed+%28Science Blog.com%29