FiveThirtyEight
Nathaniel Rakich

Julia Azari

Galen, when it comes to the power of ads or other messages to persuade people of untrue things, I think that it probably matters more whether the information conflicts with something people already believe than whether it is objectively true.

Shom Mazumder

Galen, one theory political scientists have is that these talking points matter when they come from counter-stereotypical sources. I think you see this playing out in the inclusion of Black politicians and immigrants in the convention lineup.


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