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- Title
Dynamics of Electoral Integrity: A Three-Election Panel Study.
- Authors
Daniller, Andrew M; Mutz, Diana C
- Abstract
When political leaders are chosen by democratic means, the electoral process supposedly legitimates their authority, whatever the outcome. Nonetheless, disliked democratic outcomes may result instead in denigration of the electoral process. If positive reactions to winning and negative reactions to losing ultimately balance one another out, then perceived electoral integrity should remain roughly constant in a highly competitive political environment such as the United States. However, little is known about the symmetry or duration of these effects. Using panel data spanning more than nine years, we examine individual perceptions of electoral integrity across three American presidential election cycles. Our conclusions suggest that the effects of winning versus losing are not symmetric. Moreover, effects on people's perceptions of electoral integrity are surprisingly persistent over time. We find that repeated losing has especially important long-term consequences for how citizens view elections.
- Subjects
CORRUPT practices in elections; ELECTION security measures; UNITED States elections; VOTER attitudes; UNITED States presidential election, 2016; TRUMP, Donald, 1946-; RUSSIAN electoral interference
- Publication
Public Opinion Quarterly, 2019, Vol 83, Issue 1, p46
- ISSN
0033-362X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/poq/nfz002