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Jeff Chandler, Assistant Professor Of Management, University of North Texas

We studied 19,898 Kickstarter campaigns − and discovered that talking politics hurts fundraising

Divisive political opinions are everywhere these days, but entrepreneurs might be wise to bite their tongues.

In a recent analysis of 19,898 Kickstarter campaigns, we found that budding businesses that expressed political views attracted less funding than ones that stayed apolitical.

As professors who study entrepreneurship, we wanted to understand the link between political expression and crowdfunding success. So we looked at thousands of campaigns launched over a two-year period.

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