How Highly Competitive Elections Feed Polarizing Politics

PITTSBURGH, Oct. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Close elections fuel extreme ideological differences in party nominees. And that appeals to voters, say researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business. Researchers at CMU’s Tepper School of Business have studied voter behavior and found that when contests are perceived to be highly competitive, voters on both sides…

Election Day isn’t for another three weeks, but for some early voting has begun. Nationwide, over 650,000 people have already cast their ballot. By Monday morning, 7.4 percent of the electorate in Florida, roughly 400,000 people, had already voted. Not ready to vote yet? Don’t worry. Whether you are undecided, don’t know where your polling place…