For the past two decades, Americans have consistently exhibited a “winner’s effect” in judging whether votes were counted fairly in elections. The 2018 election broke that pattern.
In particular, prior to 2018, it was common for voters who identified with the prevailing party in a federal election to acquire much greater confidence post-election that votes were counted as intended. Conversely, members of the vanquished party became much less confident.
Not in 2018. CONT.
Charles Stewart III (MIT), Election Update
