Ad-Dressing the Bench: The Impact of interest Group Advertisements on Partisan Perceptions of Supreme Court Confirmations

This study evaluates the influence of partisan identity on individuals’ reactions to interest group advertisements about US Supreme Court nominees. Using a survey experiment, we expose partisan respondents to authentic interest group advertisements, strategically crafted to sway public opinion on the nominations of Amy Coney Barrett and Ketanji Brown Jackson to the US Supreme Court.

本研究考察了党派身份对个体针对美国最高法院（US Supreme Court）提名人的利益集团（interest group）广告反应的影响。研究采用调查实验（survey experiment）方法，让具有党派认同的受访者接触真实的利益集团广告，该类广告经策略性设计，旨在影响公众对艾米·康尼·巴雷特（Amy Coney Barrett）与凯坦吉·布朗·杰克逊（Ketanji Brown Jackson）的美国最高法院提名的舆论。