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Null Effects of Pro-Democracy Speeches by U.S. Republicans in the Aftermath of January 6th

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  • Wuttke, Alexander
  • Sichart, Florian
  • Foos, Florian

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How can political elites strengthen citizen commitment to democratic norms when democracy is under imminent assault? We report results from a pre-registered survey experiment on the persuasive effects of actual speeches given by prominent Republican politicians (Schwarzenegger, McConnell) shortly after the January 2020 insurrection at the U.S. capitol. Although both speeches were widely considered effective at the time, in a survey experiment among Republican voters, we find no impact of one-time exposure to these speeches on the endorsement of democracy, the acceptance of election losses, the rejection of political violence, or the relevance of democratic norms in hypothetical vote choices.

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  • Wuttke, Alexander & Sichart, Florian & Foos, Florian, 2024. "Null Effects of Pro-Democracy Speeches by U.S. Republicans in the Aftermath of January 6th," Journal of Experimental Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 11(1), pages 27-41, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jexpos:v:11:y:2024:i:1:p:27-41_3
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