What Went Down On Night 1 Of The RNC

Perry’s earlier point makes me think of a question for any of the political scientists present who know the research: How effective are speeches, ads or talking points at convincing voters of things that are dramatically exaggerated or just plain false?

Yes Geoff, negative partisanship is probably one of the most pronounced trends of our time.

Seems like a perfect emblem for negative partisanship. You don’t even necessarily love your party — though you may love your party’s candidate — but you really don’t like the other party.