Alarmed to realise that my attempt to offer a fresh perspective on the partisan "bias" in electoral expectations, and what it means for democracy, was accepted for publication almost a year ago.
tl;dr: voters hope their vote isn't futile, and that's OK.
Matthew Barnfield
Is it rational to expect to win elections? @mbarnfield.bsky.social argues so-called "wishful thinking" about election outcomes is part of how voters make rational sense of their role in democracies. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/IbHauRb
@polstudiesassoc.bsky.social @uoypolitics.bsky.social @sagepub.com
