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Replication Data for: "Anti-Elite Attitudes and Support for Independent Candidates"

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Title Replication Data for: "Anti-Elite Attitudes and Support for Independent Candidates"
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/XGHULL
 
Creator Argote, Pablo
Visconti, Giancarlo
 
Publisher Harvard Dataverse
 
Description The ideological dispute between left and right has dominated the political discussion for decades in multiple countries across the globe. However, in recent years people vs. elite debates have replaced traditional ideological conflicts in explaining voters' electoral decisions. In this paper, we investigate whether anti-elite attitudes contribute to a key political outcome: the increase in successful independent candidates. We implement a conjoint experiment in Chile, where anti-elite sentiments and the number of successful independent politicians are currently prominent. We find that preferences for independent candidates largely increase among voters with anti-elite orientations. In a context where traditional parties face difficult times, such beliefs are key to understanding the factors behind support for candidates with no party affiliation. This insight is important because electing independent politicians can promote a personalistic style of politics, undermine democratic accountability, and foster conflict between the executive and legislative branches.
 
Subject Social Sciences
 
Date 2023-09-19
 
Contributor Visconti, Giancarlo