Model Specification Document
Controls
Education
High School Graduate:
Some College Education: Two-year
Four-year
Post-grad
Female
Age
Registered Voter (0 and 1)
Voter Knowledge (0 and 1; how long is a U.S. Senator’s term) Household Income
Party Identification (1-7 scale, larger numbers indicate greater identification with the Democratic Party) Political
Ideology (1-7 scale, larger numbers indicate a respondent is more politically liberal)
Main Variable
Larger numbers indicate greater support for decreasing government spending to pay for health insurance for the
poor.
Racial Resentment
Only White Americans were included in these analyses
For all Whites
For White supporters of Bernie Sanders
For White Supporters of Hillary Clinton