Although the hardest dividing line between those who accept the election of Joe Biden as legitimate is partisan, there is still variation within the Republican Party between those who accept the 2020 election and those who do not. Among those who do not accept the outcome, they differ as to why. This paper examines the public opinion antecedents of election denialism, focusing especially on the roles of Christian nationalism, conspiracism, racial resentment, and ideology. CONTINUED
Charles Stewart III, MIT
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