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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lenz, Gabriel S., 1975-
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012.
Series:	Chicago studies in American politics.
Subjects:	Voting > United States. Elections > United States. United States > Politics and government. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Elections. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of 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.