People generally assume those around them agree with them (even when they don’t see loud support of their position—see “silent majority”). So when you ask what their neighbors think, they will guess their neighbors have the same views as themselves, and will report their own beliefs with plausible deniability.
If people are ashamed to vote for Trump, why would they let their neighbours know?
People generally assume those around them agree with them (even when they don’t see loud support of their position—see “silent majority”). So when you ask what their neighbors think, they will guess their neighbors have the same views as themselves, and will report their own beliefs with plausible deniability.