Thank You for Voting: Gratitude Expression and Voter Mobilization
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 73, Heft 3, S. 707-717
ISSN: 1468-2508
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In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 73, Heft 3, S. 707-717
ISSN: 1468-2508
In: PS: political science & politics, Band 44, Heft 2, S. 317-319
Against the backdrop of the 2008 presidential election, a watershed event in terms of electoral participation, many speculated that renewed interest in voting would spill over into the 2010 cycle, resulting in a meaningful uptick in voter turnout in the midterm elections overall. Turnout was expected to be especially robust among Republicans eager to regain their numbers in 2010, capitalizing on Democratic withdrawal fueled by voters' frustration with President Obama, congressional Democrats, and the struggling economy. In 2008, an electorate energized around an historic contest and unprecedented levels of voter mobilization helped to drive more citizens to the polls on Election Day than ever before (Panagopoulos and Francia 2009). An estimated 131.1 million Americans voted for president, representing 61.6% of the eligible voting population (McDonald 2009). Voter turnout among eligible voters in 2008 was 1.5 percentage points higher than in 2004, when 122.3 million voters participated in the presidential election (Bergan et al. 2005). The 2008 election thus marked the third consecutive presidential election cycle in which voter turnout increased, reversing a trend of declining participation that began in the 1960s (McDonald 2009). In fact, national turnout in recent presidential elections has rivaled modern highs in the level of electoral participation that occurred in the 1950s and 1960s.
In: Presidential studies quarterly: official publication of the Center for the Study of the Presidency, Band 41, Heft 3, S. 604-617
ISSN: 1741-5705
The U.S. Constitution requires the president to deliver regular reports to the U.S. Congress about the status of the nation and its political priorities. Presidents typically present their views to a joint session of Congress during their State of the Union address. In recent years, members of the opposition party have developed a tradition of delivering a response to the president's address. This article will examine out‐party responses to the president's State of the Union address. I investigate characteristics and patterns of response, and estimate an empirical model to explain the impact of strategic decisions about rebuttal designees on the overall effectiveness of the president's State of the Union message.
In: Political behavior, Band 33, Heft 1, S. 79-93
ISSN: 1573-6687
The timing of message delivery in political campaigns is a key component of strategy. Yet studies that examine the impact of message timing on political behavior are surprisingly rare. Although one recent study finds that appeals delivered closer to Election Day will be most effective (Nickerson, American Journal of Political Science 51(2):269-282, 2007), methodological considerations render this conclusion tentative and suggest the impact of message timing remains an open question. In this paper I report the results of a randomized field experiment designed to compare the mobilization effects of nonpartisan messages delivered via commercial phone banks at different points during a campaign cycle. The results of the experiment, conducted during the November 2005 municipal elections in Rochester, New York, suggest calls delivered early on during a campaign cycle can also be effective. Adapted from the source document.
In: Political behavior, Band 33, Heft 1, S. 79-94
ISSN: 0190-9320
In: Electoral studies: an international journal, Band 30, Heft 2, S. 353-358
ISSN: 0261-3794
In: PS: political science & politics, Band 44, Heft 2, S. 291-293
ISSN: 0030-8269, 1049-0965
In: PS: political science & politics, Band 44, Heft 2, S. 291-292
ISSN: 1537-5935
Introduces a journal symposium on the 2010 congressional midterm elections. Adapted from the source document.
In: PS: political science & politics, Band 44, Heft 2, S. 317-320
ISSN: 0030-8269, 1049-0965
In: Presidential studies quarterly, Band 41, Heft 3, S. 604-618
ISSN: 0360-4918
In: Political science quarterly: a nonpartisan journal devoted to the study and analysis of government, politics and international affairs ; PSQ, Band 125, Heft 3, S. 425-442
ISSN: 1538-165X
In: Political behavior, Band 33, Heft 1, S. 79-93
ISSN: 1573-6687
In: Political behavior, Band 32, Heft 3, S. 369-386
ISSN: 1573-6687
In: Political science quarterly: PSQ ; the journal public and international affairs, Band 125, Heft 3, S. 425-442
ISSN: 0032-3195
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In: Forum: A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics, Band 8, Heft 4
This article examines campaign dynamics and the evolution of voter preferences for congressional candidates during the 2010 midterm election cycle. Using national pre-election polls of registered voters, I show that there was meaningful change in voter preferences over the course of the campaign and that support for Democratic contenders declined considerably between early March and Election Day. The evidence I present also reveals growing support for Republican contenders was linked to developments during the campaign period. Specifically, the erosion in Obama approval, deterioration in national economic conditions and the passage of the health reform legislation appeared to fuel the Democratic downturn. Adapted from the source document.