Stopping the Steal and Selling the Big Lie: An Analysis of Tweets and Certification Votes Among House Republicans in the Wake of the 2020 Presidential Election

IF 1.6 3区社会学 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE

American Politics Research Pub Date : 2023-12-07 DOI:10.1177/1532673x231220642

Kristina M. LaPlant, Keith E. Lee, J. LaPlant

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Abstract

As our nation struggles to make sense of the pathologies of conspiracy thinking and hyper-polarization in our body politics, this study investigates why some members of the House GOP caucus used Twitter to promote conspiracy theories surrounding the 2020 election. Our study first examines the predictors of conspiracy theory tweeting, and second, whether this messaging was related to voting for or against the certification of presidential election results in Arizona and Pennsylvania on January 6th. Our results suggest President Trump’s election performance in 2020, conspiratorial tweeting, and freshman status of House members were the driving factors of voting behavior on January 6th.

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制止偷窃和兜售大谎言：2020 年总统大选后众议院共和党人的推文和认证投票分析

在我们的国家努力理解阴谋思维的病态和我们身体政治中的极度两极分化之际，这项研究调查了为什么众议院共和党核心小组的一些成员利用推特来宣传围绕2020年大选的阴谋论。我们的研究首先检查了阴谋论推文的预测因素，其次，这些信息是否与1月6日亚利桑那州和宾夕法尼亚州总统选举结果的认证投票有关。我们的研究结果表明，特朗普总统在2020年的选举表现、阴谋论推文以及众议院议员的新生身份是1月6日投票行为的驱动因素。

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American Politics Research POLITICAL SCIENCE-

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2.80

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6.70%

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期刊介绍： The purpose of Amercian Politics Research is to promote and disseminate high-quality research in all areas of American politics, including local, state, and national. American Politics Research will publish significant studies concerning American political behavior, political parties, public opinion, legislative behavior, courts and the legal process, executive and administrative politics, public policy, and all other topics appropriate to our understanding of American government and politics. Manuscripts from all social science disciplines are welcomed.