Can homophily explain public underestimation of climate policy support? (opens in new tab)

Many climate change mitigation policies enjoy large majority support from the U.S. public. Yet, both Republicans and Democrats underestimate public support for climate policies, on average, with Republicans underestimating by more. Explaining this is a major puzzle in climate change politics. Homophily is one possible explanation: if citizens are selectively exposed to views reinforcing their own, then policy opponents might underestimate supp...