The Cognitive and Emotional Sources of Trump Support
The Case of Low-Information Voters
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6308401 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard C Fording (0000-0003-0341-5431, University of Alabama), F Schram (0000-0002-3158-9941, Hunter College), Sanford F Schram (0000-0003-4282-3286, Department of Political Science, Hunter College and CUNY Graduate Center, New York, NY, USA) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 670-686 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-3148 • E-ISSN: 1469-9931 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07393148.2017.1378295 |
| OpenAlex | W2762254660 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
This article provides empirical evidence for the hypothesis that Donald Trump distinctively attracted unprecedented levels of support from “low-information voters:’ The findings suggest that his campaign exploited a void of facts and reasoning among these voters that made them more vulnerable to relying on emotions about Mexican immigrants, Muslim refugees, and African-American citizens, as well as their disdain for the first African-American President Barack Obama. As a result, these Trump supporters were less in a position to want or be able to question Trump’s seemingly unprecedented campaign of misstatements, untruths, and lies. The article discusses the implications for US politics in the Trump era and beyond
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| Citations per year | 2.38 |
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| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |