Introduction: Saddling the Drunken Mule
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In: Representing Red and Blue, S. 21-38
In: Representing Red and Blue, S. 39-74
In: Presidential studies quarterly: official publication of the Center for the Study of the Presidency, Band 40, Heft 3, S. 431-448
ISSN: 1741-5705
This paper considers the manner and extent to which citizens' preferences regarding styles of political representation influence electoral choices, at both the nominating and the general election stages. Using unique survey data gathered for the purpose of examining this question, the authors focus on the 2008 presidential election cycle as an analytical case. They find considerable evidence that Democratic voters are more likely than Republicans to prefer a president who follows the wishes of the American public when it comes to making policy. Republicans, by contrast, are more inclined to expect a president to ignore public opinion, listening instead to his or her internal conscience. The authors speculate that this pattern helped John McCain capture the Republican presidential nomination, but diminished his chances of defeating Barack Obama in the fall.
In: Journal of elections, public opinion and parties, Band 19, Heft 2, S. 125-145
ISSN: 1745-7297
In: PS: political science & politics, Band 34, Heft 2, S. 274
ISSN: 0030-8269, 1049-0965
In: Political behavior, Band 22, Heft 1, S. 1-28
ISSN: 0190-9320
In: Perspectives on politics: a political science public sphere, Band 12, Heft 2, S. 475-476
ISSN: 1537-5927