Republican and Democrat partisans remarkably resistant to reality
Tuesday, January 31st, 2006"Emory University psychologist Drew Westen put self-identified Democratic and Republican partisans in brain scanners and asked them to evaluate negative information about various candidates. Both groups were quick to spot inconsistency and hypocrisy — but only in candidates they opposed. When presented with negative information about the candidates they liked, partisans of all stripes found […]