Election surprises tend to erode trust in government

Thursday, July 24, 2014 - 19:31 in Psychology & Sociology

When asked who is going to win an election, people tend to predict their own candidate will come out on top. When that doesn't happen, according to a new study, these 'surprised losers' often have less trust in government and democracy.

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