Canadian left-wing politicians show no more authoritarianism than conservatives

Evidence

What happened with the LWA items?* Among the 67 candidates, they intercorrelated . on the average. But item means sank very low, averaging 2.30 on the 1-9 scale. The NDP mean was 2.57, that of the Liberals equaled 2.24, and the Tories came in at 2.07 (F = 1.84; p < .17). While the numbers proceed in the expected direction, their small and nonsignificant gaps underscore the fact that, as much as these parties split on other matters, none of them could be characterized as left-wing authoritarian. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 2979

Categorization

• XREF: Test with an interested party naturalistic population (actual politicians), an approach contrasting with typical student samples.