APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
I Love Trump… I Hate Trump: Ambivalence Towards the 45th President
- James Camparo
The Aerospace Corporation - Lorinda Camparo
Whittier College - Ingrid Morales
Whittier College
Abstract
President Trump has been labeled “polarizing”; however, this polarization may actually be indicative of ambivalence. Using the density matrix, we found Democrats, Republicans and Independents all exhibited ambivalence about Trump, though Independents showed more ambivalence than Democrats. With 42% of voters identifying as Independent, the results have broad sociopolitical implications.
Attitude