Dyptic politics newspaper (IMAGE) MIT Sloan School of Management Caption The study, by MIT behavioral researchers Ben M. Tappin, Adam J. Berinsky, and David G. Rand, which looked at how Democrats and Republicans react to persuasive messaging that doesn't align with their party leader’s position, challenges the view that party loyalty distorts how Americans process evidence and arguments. Credit MIT Sloan School of Management Usage Restrictions Use with credit License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.