According to theories of motivated reasoning, attempts to persuade political opponents are often counterproductive because they end up strengthening opponents’ initial views via directional motivation
In 2022 Illinois voters were faced with a ballot measure asking them whether they supported adding a Workers’ Rights Amendment (WRA) to the state constitution. Despite countervailing forces that might
Replication package for "Do Leaders Persuade? Field experiment evidence of persuasion when Members of Congress interact with their constituents" under review