Racial resentment predicts switching to Trump mainly among white liberals.
Evidence
We find a significant interaction between ideology and racial resentment (p < .001) such that white, racially resentful liberals were particularly likely to switch their vote to Trump. — Rachel Wetts and Robb Willer, Who Is Called by the Dog Whistle?…, 188
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to the reader’s question about whether professed conviction predicts measured behavior — these liberals presumably professed egalitarian values yet acted on resentment. — connects to: Liberal whites’ racial resentment is harnessed by racial appeals across ideologically opposed policy domains. — Rachel Wetts and Robb Willer, Who Is Called by the Dog Whistle?…, 172; White liberals high in racial resentment switched to Trump at probabilities above fifty percent. — Rachel Wetts and Robb Willer, Who Is Called by the Dog Whistle?…, 192; Implicit racial appeals mobilize resentment among liberals as well as conservatives — Rachel Wetts and Robb Willer, Who Is Called by the Dog Whistle?…, 56 (+2 more)
Related
- White liberals high in racial resentment switched to Trump at probabilities above fifty percent. (similarity 0.94)
- Racially resentful white liberals number about ten million and may be decisive voters. (similarity 0.91)
- Liberal whites’ racial resentment is harnessed by racial appeals across ideologically opposed policy domains. (similarity 0.89)
- Dog-whistle appeals mobilize racially resentful white liberals, not conservatives (similarity 0.86)
- Subtly racialized appeals mobilize high-resentment liberals but leave moderates and conservatives unmoved. (similarity 0.81)
- Implicit racial appeals mobilize resentment among liberals as well as conservatives (similarity 0.81)
- Racial appeals intensify racial-attitude influence on gun attitudes among liberals, not conservatives. (similarity 0.79)
- Explicit and implicit racial cues boost racial resentment equally in whites (similarity 0.79)
- Implicit racial appeals boosted liberal support for gun control (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- White liberals high in racial resentment switched to Trump at probabilities above fifty percent.
#corroborates(0.98) — Rachel Wetts and Robb Willer, Who Is Called by the Dog Whistle?…, 192 - Implicit racial appeals mobilize resentment among liberals as well as conservatives
#expands(0.78) — Rachel Wetts and Robb Willer, Who Is Called by the Dog Whistle?…, 56 - Racial resentment thrives at the political fringes where explicit speech gets excised
#qualifies(0.75)