Authoritarianism and Candidate Support in the U.S. Presidential Elections of 1996 and 2000

Kemmelmeier sought to replicate and extend the findings of a link between a person's candidate preference and the degree of his or her authoritarianism in the US presidential elections of 1996 and 2000. The findings confirm the critical role of authoritarianism in understanding political behavior and social and political attitudes.;Kemmelmeier sought to replicate and extend the findings of a link between a person's candidate preference and the degree of his or her authoritarianism in the US presidential elections of 1996 and 2000. The findings confirm the critical role of authoritarianism in understanding political behavior and social and political attitudes