Hypothesis 2:

Partisan biases will interact with endpoint assimilation effects such that responses about in-partisans (out-partisans) will be closer to the endpoint that results in the more favorable (unfavorable) rating of that group.

Table with 3 columns and 16 rows.

Democrat Rating	Inparty: Democrats in the slider groups should give higher ratings	Directionally incorrect; not significant
	Outparty: Republicans in the slider group should give lower ratings	Directionally incorrect; statistically significant
Republican Rating	Inparty: Republicans in the slider group should give higher ratings	Directionally correct; not significant
	Outparty: Democrats in the slider group should give lower ratings	Directionally incorrect; statistically significant
Union Rating	Inparty: Democrats in the slider group should give higher ratings	Directionally correct; statistically significant
	Outparty: Republicans in the slider group should give lower ratings	Directionally incorrect; statistically significant
Business Rating	Inparty: Republicans in the slider group should give higher ratings	Directionally correct; statistically significant
	Outparty: Democrats in the slider group should give lower ratings	Directionally incorrect; statistically significant
Abortion Ban: Democrats	Inparty: Democrats in the slider group should give higher ratings	Directionally correct; statistically significant
	Outparty: Republicans in the slider group should give lower ratings	Directionally incorrect; statistically significant
Abortion Ban: Republicans	Inparty: Republicans in the slider group should give lower ratings	Directionally incorrect; not significant
	Outparty: Democrats in the slider group should give higher ratings	Directionally incorrect; not significant
Gun Ban: Democrats	Inparty: Democrats in the slider group should give lower ratings	Directionally incorrect; not significant
	Outparty: Republicans in the slider group should give higher ratings	Directionally correct; not significant
Gun Ban: Republicans	Inparty: Republicans in the slider group should give higher ratings	Directionally correct; statistically significant
	Outparty: Democrats in the slider group should give lower ratings	Directionally incorrect; statistically significant