Rigged-Election Rhetoric: Coverage and Consequences Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • ABSTRACTUsing content analysis and original survey data, we investigated the news coverage and consequences of Donald Trumps rigged-election claims during the 2016 presidential election. We added to previous literature by showing that the effects of such claims were highly contingent on individual partisan affiliation. Republicans and Independents who believed that the elections were rigged via voter fraud or media bias were more likely to report that they intended to vote or had already voted. Democrats and Independents who believed that Hillary Clinton would benefit from voter fraud or media bias were more likely to vote for Donald Trump.

published proceedings

  • PS Political Science & Politics

altmetric score

  • 3.25

author list (cited authors)

  • Goidel, K., Gaddie, K., & Goidel, S.

citation count

  • 5

complete list of authors

  • Goidel, Kirby||Gaddie, Keith||Goidel, Spencer

publication date

  • April 2019