Politically anxious voters gather new information and may abandon old habits.

Evidence

Because a political campaign is a struggle between competing partisans, some citizens, though not all, experience the cut-and-thrust of politics as threatening. People unaroused will safely vote their standing choice while those pricked by anxiety will perk up, gather new information, and perhaps abandon their old habits. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 1708 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Anxiety shifts voters from party loyalty to contemporary candidate evaluations.; Threat makes voters abandon partisanship and seek candidate-specific information.; Anxiety in voters spurs information-seeking that can break old voting habits — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 1708 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Anxiety in voters spurs information-seeking that can break old voting habits #expands (0.98) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 1708