White Nationalism, Politically Motivated Reasoning and Americans’ Attitudes About Criminally Charging Donald Trump

Melissa M. Sloan, Murat Haner, Justin T. Pickett, Francis T. Cullen
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On 19 December 2022, the United States House Select Committee referred former president Donald Trump to the Department of Justice for criminal prosecution. Subsequently, Mr. Trump was indicted four times and charged with 91 felonies. Nevertheless, some Americans have remained steadfast in supporting him. Observers theorize that indifference to Mr. Trump’s wrongdoing reflects white nationalism and politically motivated reasoning. We test this theory using experimental data from a national survey fielded before any public hearings or charges. Our analyses reveal that Americans who endorse white nationalism and those who hold right-wing political views are more likely to oppose criminal charges. Furthermore, the relationship between white nationalism and attitudes about criminally charging Mr. Trump is indirect, through identification with the political right.
白人民族主义、政治动机推理与美国人对刑事指控唐纳德-特朗普的态度
2022 年 12 月 19 日,美国众议院特别委员会将前总统唐纳德-特朗普移交司法部进行刑事起诉。随后,特朗普先生被起诉四次,被控犯有 91 项重罪。尽管如此,一些美国人仍然坚定地支持他。观察家们认为,对特朗普先生的不法行为无动于衷反映了白人民族主义和出于政治动机的推理。我们利用在任何公开听证会或指控之前进行的一项全国调查的实验数据来验证这一理论。我们的分析表明,赞同白人民族主义和持有右翼政治观点的美国人更有可能反对刑事指控。此外,白人民族主义与对刑事指控特朗普先生的态度之间的关系是间接的,是通过对政治右翼的认同来实现的。
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