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Part 2: Obstacles to Anti-TPP Coordination: A Social Psychological Account


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1 I actually think the hypothetical voter's concerns here are psychologically legitimate. NOT voting for the least atrocious possible-to-win candidate can also potentially arouse dissonance, especially if the most atrocious candidate wins. Reducing dissonance after an outcome like can also result in strange distortions of reality, like claiming that the Democratic and Republican parties are totally the same (rather than just dishearteningly similar on some key issues).

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