Following national elections, voters rewrite their memories of the political event and distort their initial expectations to align closely with the eventual outcome. These self-serving cognitive biases protect individual self-esteem and group identity, helping to maintain profound partisan divides.

Following national elections, voters rewrite their memories of the political event and distort their initial expectations to align closely with the eventual outcome. These self-serving cognitive biases protect individual self-esteem and group identity, helping to maintain profound partisan divides.