Abstract How do voters respond to a political scandal? Previous studies emphasize partisan motivated reasoning as a key factor in shaping responses to political scandals but offer mixed evidence. I argue that partisans are less likely to engage in motivated reasoning when two conditions are met: (1) clear evidence of severe misconduct and (2) clear...
Ph.D. student Wataru Onishi has received an APSA Centennial Center Research Grant for his innovative study on how ordinary members of Congress might help reduce partisan hostility by revealing internal diversity within their parties.