New report from our Michigan policy insiders panel:
ippsr.msu.edu/sites/default/…
State political elites are more trusting of state & local government than the public, but not the federal government
They also see Whitmer as an effective actor in the pandemic, but not federal actors
ippsr.msu.edu/sites/default/…
State political elites are more trusting of state & local government than the public, but not the federal government
They also see Whitmer as an effective actor in the pandemic, but not federal actors
Michigan political elites had lower levels of white identity, racial resentment, SDO, & moral traditionalism than the public & higher levels of white guilt & egalitarianism. There were also big differences on sexism:
ippsr.msu.edu/sites/default/…
ippsr.msu.edu/sites/default/…
We followed up on our prior article on aversion to social change:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…
Elites remain less averse to value change & more accepting of increasing diversity than the public, but both the public & elites have become more accepting of social change since 2016.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…
Elites remain less averse to value change & more accepting of increasing diversity than the public, but both the public & elites have become more accepting of social change since 2016.
On our party image questions, the public continues to credit Democrats with speaking up for disadvantaged groups & responding to social problems & Republicans with ensuring government stays in its role & speaking up for national values. Our elite sample is more pro-Democrats
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