Why Trump’s softening on immigration is unlikely to splinter his base
Why Trump’s softening on immigration is unlikely to splinter his base
- September 21, 2017
- Michael Tesler, poli sci, in The New York Times, Sept. 21, 2017
Using similar methods to Mr. Lenz’s, Michael Tesler, a political scientist at the
University of California, Irvine, has conducted research on long-held predispositions,
like views about people who are “different from you.” Mr. Tesler found that voters
are less likely to change those kinds of positions to follow their party leaders.
For the full story, please visit https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/21/upshot/why-trumps-softening-on-immigration-is-unlikely-to-splinter-his-base.html?src=twr&_r=0.
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