In the Eye of the Beholder? Motivated Reasoning in Disputed Elections
In: Political behavior, Band 33, Heft 2, S. 271-290
Abstract
This study uses an experimental design to simulate the ballot counting process during a hand-recount after a disputed election. Applying psychological theories of motivated reasoning to the political process, we find that ballot counters' party identification conditionally influences their ballot counting decisions. Party identification's effect on motivated reasoning is greater when ballot counters are given ambiguous, versus specific, instructions for determining voter intent. This study's findings have major implications for ballot counting procedures throughout the United States and for the use of motivated reasoning in the political science literature. Adapted from the source document.
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Springer, Dordrecht The Netherlands
ISSN: 1573-6687
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