David M. Mayer
David M. Mayer is a professor of management at the University of Michigan.
The Psychology of Losing: Why Republicans Cry Foul Over Election
Of course, the act of discounting the fairness of a decision process when a decision violates one’s identity is not limited to one political party. For example, after Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed as a Supreme Court justice, Democrats tended to believe that his confirmation hearings were unjust, including the withholding of important evidence.