Winning, losing and political trust in America
By: ANDERSON, Christopher J
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Contributor(s): LoTEMPIO, Andrew J.
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ArticlePublisher: 2002British Journal of Political Science 32, 2, p. 335-351Abstract: We examine the effects of voting for the winners and losers of presidential and congressional elections on political trust. On the basis of survey and electoral data for 1972 and 1996, we argue and demonstrate empirically that presidential winner-loser status sustematically affects citizens trust in government. We find that voters for the losers of the presidential contest show lower levels of trust. Moreover, we find that voting for the congressional winners does not attenuate this effect. Political trust is highest among voters who voted eighter for both the presidential and congressional winners or the presidential winner and congressional losers: trust is lowest among those who voted for both the presidential and congressional losers or congressional winners and the presidential loser
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We examine the effects of voting for the winners and losers of presidential and congressional elections on political trust. On the basis of survey and electoral data for 1972 and 1996, we argue and demonstrate empirically that presidential winner-loser status sustematically affects citizens trust in government. We find that voters for the losers of the presidential contest show lower levels of trust. Moreover, we find that voting for the congressional winners does not attenuate this effect. Political trust is highest among voters who voted eighter for both the presidential and congressional winners or the presidential winner and congressional losers: trust is lowest among those who voted for both the presidential and congressional losers or congressional winners and the presidential loser
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