How partisanship and sexism influence voters’ reactions to political #MeToo scandals

Influential theories of motivated reasoning, as well as real-world anecdotal examples, would suggest that voters do not always penalize legislators from their own party for alleged immoral behavior, such as sexual harassment. But very little empirical evidence exists on how voters react to sexual mi...

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Main Authors: Mia Costa, Trevor Briggs, Ajaipal Chahal, Jonathan Fried, Rijul Garg, Sophia Kriz, Leo Lei, Anthony Milne, Jennah Slayton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-07-01
Series:Research & Politics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2053168020941727