Political judgments,perceptions of facts,and partisan effects |
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| Authors: | André Blais,Elisabeth Gidengil,Patrick Fournier,Neil Nevitte,Joanna Everitt,Jiyoon Kim |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Canada Research Chair in Electoral Studies, Université de Montréal, Faculté des arts et sciences, Département de science politique, C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada;2. Department of Political Science, McGill University, 855 Sherbrooke Street, Montréal, Québec H3A 2T7, Canada;3. Departement de science politique, Université de Montreal, C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada;4. University of Toronto, Sidney Smith Hall, rm 3004, 100 St George Street, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3G3, Canada;5. Department of History & Politics, University of New Brunswick – Saint John, PO Box 5050, Saint John NB E2L 4L5, Canada |
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| Abstract: | We test two competing hypotheses about the impact of partisanship and information on people's political judgments and perceptions of facts using Canadians' reactions to a major scandal. Our findings with respect to subjective political judgments confirm the argument that partisan predispositions are crucial. But there is no evidence to support the argument that the polarizing effect of partisanship is most evident among the most informed. When it comes to perceptions of “objective” facts, the results are consistent with Zaller's reception axiom: the more informed people are, the more likely they are to correctly perceive objective facts. Partisanship does not appear to affect these perceptions. |
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| Keywords: | Public opinion Partisanship Information |
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