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Genre/Form: | Book |
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Document Type: | Book |
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Gabriel S Lenz |
ISBN: | 9780226472133 0226472132 9780226472140 0226472140 |
OCLC Number: | 774982516 |
Description: | ix, 327 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
Contents: | Rum punch or issue voting? -- Rewarding performance? : priming the economy -- Rewarding policy advantages? : priming policy -- Changing views, changing votes? : performance versus policy -- Learning positions, changing votes? -- Avoiding political meltdowns : Chernobyl -- Fending off swamp rabbits : defense and Carter -- Following, not leading. |
Series Title: | Chicago studies in American politics. |
Other Titles: | How voters respond to politicians' policies and performance |
Responsibility: | Gabriel S. Lenz. |
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Abstract:
In a democracy, we have come to assume that people know the policies they prefer and elect like-minded officials who are responsible for carrying them out. But does this actually happen? This book looks at citizens' views on candidates both before and after periods of political upheaval, including campaigns, wars, and natural disasters.
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"Gabriel S. Lenz addresses the central question of how voters make use of the information around them to form evaluations of elected officials. Examining the impact of processes like priming and position changing, Lenz argues that there are also substantial effects working in the opposite direction - and that who voters support affects their views on the issues. There is much to ponder here for scholars interested in voter behavior and representation." (Thomas M. Carsey, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)" Read more...
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