Follow the leader? : how voters respond to politicians' policies and performance /
In a democracy, we generally assume that voters know the policies they prefer and elect like-minded officials who are responsible for carrying them out. We also assume that voters consider candidates' competence, honesty, and other performance-related traits. But does this actually happen? Do v...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago ; London :
The University of Chicago Press,
2012.
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| Series: | Chicago studies in American politics.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | In a democracy, we generally assume that voters know the policies they prefer and elect like-minded officials who are responsible for carrying them out. We also assume that voters consider candidates' competence, honesty, and other performance-related traits. But does this actually happen? Do voters consider candidates' policy positions when deciding for whom to vote? And how do politicians' performances in office factor into the voting decision? In Follow the Leader?, Gabriel S. Lenz sheds light on these central questions of democratic thought. Lenz looks at citizens' views |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (341 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9780226472157 (electronic bk.) 0226472159 (electronic bk.) |