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Prospective Voting

Kaylee Ross avatar Kaylee Ross
25 July 2022
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1. Candidates 2. Issues 3. Parties
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most important factors in presidential elections
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candidate traits
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morality, leadership, caring about people, being knowledgeable, intelligence, honesty
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prospective voting
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policy voting based on promises about future actions (neither party has an absolute advantage)
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war, terrorism, economy
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most important issues in 2004 election
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economy, iraq, terrorism, health care
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most important issues in 2008 election
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economy, health care, deficit
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most important issues in 2012 election
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criteria for a prospective voter
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-have an opinion -know positions of candidates -see a difference -perceive positions accurately
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explanations for candidate-voter agreement on issues
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1. issue voting 2. selective perceptions 3. persuasion
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issue voting
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voter picks candidate based on issue positions
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selective perceptions
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voter may distort or deny reality
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persuasion
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voter adopts issue position of preferred candidate