Outsider candidates perform better in polarized political environments, study finds

Wednesday, July 18, 2018 - 06:10 in Mathematics & Economics

New research by Peter Buisseret, assistant professor in the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, and a coauthor shows that in times of intense polarization, outsiders are more likely to win elections than establishment candidates if they are able to prevail within established parties.

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