“Polarisation is not as great as we think it is,” says Chambers. “And it hasn’t changed.”
Chambers and his colleagues hope that exposing this misperception will help people make more informed decisions about individual candidates, rather than simply voting along party lines to keep the “enemy” at bay.
“People are acting on false assumptions,” says Van Boven. “When people feel threatened, they become very defensive.” US voters are less partisan than they think
Chambers and his colleagues hope that exposing this misperception will help people make more informed decisions about individual candidates, rather than simply voting along party lines to keep the “enemy” at bay.
“People are acting on false assumptions,” says Van Boven. “When people feel threatened, they become very defensive.” US voters are less partisan than they think
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