By Danielle Kurtzleben, National Public Radio, July 11, 2021
NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks with professor Lilliana Mason about a recent study she co-authored entitled "Activating Animus: The Uniquely Social Roots of Trump Support."
DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN, HOST:
Discussions about Donald Trump's voter base and what motivated them is a beloved topic among pundits. But as time goes on, we're getting more and more data that sheds light on what some of those motivations are. A recent study published in the American Political Science Review found that animus towards Democratic-linked minority groups in 2011, like African Americans and Muslims, is a strong predictor of Trump support in later years. The study is called "Activating Animus: The Uniquely Social Roots of Trump Support," and Lilliana Mason is one of its co-authors. She's a political scientist at Johns Hopkins University, and she's here to talk more about these findings. Welcome, Lilliana.
LILLIANA MASON: Thank you so much for having me.
KURTZLEBEN: So let's start really broadly. As briefly as you can, what question was guiding your research, and what was your main finding here?
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