APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Voters' Emotions and Perceived Candidate Traits Distinguish Those Most Favorable to Donald Trump (and Hillary Clinton)
- John Crowell
Rutgers University - Camden - Ira Roseman
Rutgers University CCAS - David Redlawsk
University of Delaware - Kyle Mattes
Florida International University - Steven Katz
Rutgers University CCAS
Abstract
What best explains the extreme favorability of those who idolize Donald Trump? Data from the Cooperative Congressional Election Study indicates that perceptions of one’s candidate’s traits, and emotions the candidate elicits—more than partisanship strength, conservatism, racial resentment, or economic concerns—distinguishes Trump (and Clinton) idolizers from their other supporters.
Emotion
