In the wake of the January 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, a study tested whether speeches by Republican politicians could bolster support for democratic norms among party voters. The findings revealed that despite the perceived initial effectiveness of the speeches by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mitch McConnell, they did not significantly impact the attitudes of Donald Trump’s supporters. The research was recently published in the Journal of Experimental Political Science. The violent breach of the Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump marked a stark challenge to democr…
