Political polarization is rising and mirrors patterns seen in mental health distortions. 🗳️🧠 Analyzing tweets from the 2016 and 2020 elections, research found a sharp increase in distortion-like language, linking extreme political views to cognitive distortions.
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Cognitive distortions are associated with increasing political polarization
Political polarization is rising and mirrors patterns seen in mental health distortions. Analyzing tweets from the 2016 and 2020 elections, we find a sharp increase in distortion-like language, linking extreme political views to cognitive distortions.
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Trump shows signs of cognitive shift after 2024 shooting 🔫🧠, new study suggests. By analyzing campaign speeches, researchers found evidence that Trump’s cognitive patterns returned to styles he used in 2016. This shift may indicate a psychological retreat to familiar mental frameworks following trauma.
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Trump shows signs of cognitive shift after 2024 shooting, study suggests
A new study analyzing Donald Trump’s campaign speeches suggests he may have experienced a cognitive shift following the 2024 assassination attempt. Researchers found his post-shooting language reflected a return to earlier metaphorical patterns seen during…
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Donald Trump gained 2024 votes in areas where inflation was worse. Research indicates that the Republican candidate experienced slight electoral gains in counties with higher rates of inflation, particularly in lower-income areas. Read Full Article #In…
🗳️ Research published in Electoral Studies found that the Republican candidate saw electoral gains in U.S. counties with higher inflation rates during the 2024 presidential election, particularly in lower-income areas.
📊 This analysis, by political scientist Patrick Flavin of Baylor University, used estimated family budget data from the Economic Policy Institute to track local price increases, overcoming the lack of official county-level inflation data.
📈 A one standard deviation increase in inflation was linked to a 0.07 to 0.15 percentage point rise in vote share for the Republican candidate, with childcare and tax cost increases showing a positive correlation.
📉 Healthcare cost inflation, however, showed a negative correlation, with the candidate performing worse in counties experiencing higher medical cost increases.
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📊 This analysis, by political scientist Patrick Flavin of Baylor University, used estimated family budget data from the Economic Policy Institute to track local price increases, overcoming the lack of official county-level inflation data.
📈 A one standard deviation increase in inflation was linked to a 0.07 to 0.15 percentage point rise in vote share for the Republican candidate, with childcare and tax cost increases showing a positive correlation.
📉 Healthcare cost inflation, however, showed a negative correlation, with the candidate performing worse in counties experiencing higher medical cost increases.
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Recent political discussions often focus on working-class voters moving away from the Democratic Party, but a new analysis provides evidence that the last four decades, high-income, highly educated, and white-collar White voters have steadily moved toward…
📊 New Analysis Challenges Political Divide Narratives
🔬 A 40-year study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by researchers Karyn Vilbig and Paula England reveals that high-income, highly educated, and white-collar White voters have steadily moved toward the Democratic Party.
📈 Data from 1980-2020 shows minimal long-term Democratic loss among low-income White voters. Instead, a significant shift occurred among the highest earners: Democratic support rose from 27% in 1980 to 61% in 2020 among White voters in the top income decile.
🎓 Similar patterns emerged with education. White voters with advanced graduate degrees saw Democratic support double from 34% in 1980 to 68% in 2020. White-collar workers also showed a sustained increase, growing from 32% support in 1980 to 54% in 2020.
🤔 Researchers suggest that political analysts, often belonging to higher-status groups themselves, may have misidentified the drivers of political divides due to a lack of awareness of their own demographic's leftward shift.
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🔬 A 40-year study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by researchers Karyn Vilbig and Paula England reveals that high-income, highly educated, and white-collar White voters have steadily moved toward the Democratic Party.
📈 Data from 1980-2020 shows minimal long-term Democratic loss among low-income White voters. Instead, a significant shift occurred among the highest earners: Democratic support rose from 27% in 1980 to 61% in 2020 among White voters in the top income decile.
🎓 Similar patterns emerged with education. White voters with advanced graduate degrees saw Democratic support double from 34% in 1980 to 68% in 2020. White-collar workers also showed a sustained increase, growing from 32% support in 1980 to 54% in 2020.
🤔 Researchers suggest that political analysts, often belonging to higher-status groups themselves, may have misidentified the drivers of political divides due to a lack of awareness of their own demographic's leftward shift.
#USPolitics #ElectionAnalysis #VotingTrends
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