Conspiratorial predispositions partition evenly across both parties

Evidence

Individuals high on the conspiracy dimension will not pounce on all potential conspiracy theories, but only those consonant with their political beliefs. Therefore, there is bipartisan balance in the distribution of conspiracy theorists. — Joseph E. Uscinski and Joseph M. Parent, American Conspiracy Theories, 589

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Conspiratorial belief is mainstream across American demographics. — Joseph E. Uscinski and Joseph M. Parent, American Conspiracy Theories, 48; Polarization does not statistically predict conspiracy talk — Joseph E. Uscinski and Joseph M. Parent, American Conspiracy Theories, 667; Partisan identity skews which conspiracist claims people credit — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying: The New…, 36 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Partisan identity skews which conspiracist claims people credit #contradicts (0.92) — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 36
• Political losing raises a group’s propensity for conspiratorial reasoning rather than causing it #corroborates (0.78) — Joseph E. Uscinski and Joseph M. Parent, American Conspiracy Theories, 756
• Multiple sometimes conflicting identities can coexist in one subject’s politics #complicates (0.75) — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 262
• Conspiratorial accusations against a party rise the longer it holds power #qualifies (0.72) — Joseph E. Uscinski and Joseph M. Parent, American Conspiracy Theories, 734