With respect to the election of the U.S. President, the U.S. Constitution is vague and full of silences and gaps …

media status (Twitter). Our treatments mimic two strategies often suggested as a way to limit polarization on social media … study a group of non-Twitter users in order to have a simple, offline benchmark of the debate's impact on polarization …

the legislature: the identity of the party that previously held a majority, and the probability density of the election …