#political-psychology

#political-psychology

Which is why President Donald Trump's recent outburstssnapping Quiet! Piggy! at Bloomberg reporter Catherine Lucey aboard Air Force One, then calling ABC's Mary Bruce a terrible person in the Oval Officeended up revealing more than he meant to. The questions were entirely predictable and reasonable, which made the eruptions seem impossibly worse. And that mismatch in tone is the story.

For me, it was seeing that what was offered (by rightwing parties) was not relevant to where I was at the time as a student. I had no money, no job, no connections and no clue about where I wanted to go with my life. But I did know I didn't want to work in London, wearing formal office attire and being a slave to the nine-to-five grind for the rest of my days. The leftwing parties seemed to offer more inclusion and be more welcoming to ordinary folk like me. So that's where I looked for my political home.

Evidence suggests that watching debates has no impact on opinions whatsoever. A study tracking 100,000 respondents found no evidence that debates helped voters make up their minds.