The University of Chicago Press, 2006. In chapter 5, Geer shows that candidates' negative appeals based on issues (especially appeals made by challengers) correspond closely with both citizen perceptions of what problems in society are important and with important real world developments such as changes in inflation, unemployment, the state of the economy, or the crime rate. Chapter 6 provides a case study of what many observers consider the most negative presidential campaign in recent years: the 1988 contest between George H. W. Bush and Michael Dukakis.
In: Political research quarterly: PRQ ; official journal of Western Political Science Association, Pacific Northwest Political Science Association, Southern California Political Science Association, Northern California Political Science Association, Band 58, Heft 2, S. 219-230