People's comfort with conflict is highly correlated with political engagement

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August 26, 2019

How we examined public attitudes about the tone of U.S. political debate

People’s comfort with conflict is highly correlated with political engagement

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People’s comfort with conflict is highly correlated with political engagement

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How we examined public attitudes about the tone of U.S. political debate
More people would avoid talking about Trump than other topics, even gun policy, with those who disagree
Political geography linked to partisans’ perceptions of comfort in airing views
Views of the use of offensive language linked to opinions about how social media companies should address it

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