Not Simply in the Eye of the Beholder: Authenticity as a Product of Candidate Preference and Unfettered Speech

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 849-868 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R. Pillow ◽  
Meghan A. Crabtree ◽  
Manuel J. Galvan ◽  
Willie J. Hale
Keyword(s):  
Candidate Preference

Candidate Preference, State Context, and Voter Turnout: Comparing Non-Voters and Voters in the 2016 Presidential Election

The Forum ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-227
Author(s):  
Vladimir E. Medenica ◽  
Matthew Fowler
Keyword(s):  
Voter Turnout ◽  
Electoral Behavior ◽  
Donald Trump ◽  
Contextual Variation ◽  
Candidate Preference ◽  
2016 Election ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Attitudes And Behavior ◽  
Future Work ◽  
State Context

Abstract While much attention has been paid to understanding the drivers of support for Donald Trump, less focus has been placed on understanding the factors that led individuals to turn out and vote or stay home. This paper compares non-voters and voters in the 2016 election and explores how self-reported candidate preference prior to the election predicted turnout across three different state contexts: (1) all states, (2) closely contested states won by Trump, and (3) closely contested states won by Clinton. We find that preference for both candidates predicted turnout in the aggregate (all states) and in closely contested states won by Clinton, but only preference for Trump predicted turnout in the closely contested states won by Trump. Moreover, we find that political interest is negatively associated with preference for Clinton when examining candidate preferences among non-voters. Our analysis suggests that non-voters in the 2016 election held meaningful candidate preferences that impacted voter turnout but that state context played an important role in this relationship. This study sheds light on an understudied component of the 2016 election, the attitudes and behavior of non-voters, as well as points to the importance of incorporating contextual variation in future work on electoral behavior and voter turnout.

Election Jokes: The Effects of Reference Group Membership

1966 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 600-602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert F. Priest
Keyword(s):  
Group Theory ◽  
Group Membership ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Multiple Correlation ◽  
Reference Group Theory ◽  
Candidate Preference ◽  
The Difference

Jokes about Gold water and Johnson were rated by 130 Ss on election day in 1964. The difference in their response to these two types of joke correlated .53 with their candidate preference, even with the differences in their understanding of the points of the jokes partialled out. The multiple correlation of differential comprehension and candidate preference with differential humor is .62. The evidence supports a reference group theory of humor.

Crystallization Effect of Television Broadcasts on Nigerian Voters During a Presidential Election

2021 ◽  
pp. 18-39
Author(s):  
Stella Amara Aririguzoh
Keyword(s):  
Political Party ◽  
Presidential Election ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
Candidate Preference ◽  
Crystallization Effect

Television is popularly used to offer information to viewers during elections. There will always be citizens who register to participate in an election and then refuse to take further steps, like casting their votes. This study sought to find out if television broadcasts made citizens like these experience the crystallization effect. This effect causes uninterested citizens to make crystal clear choices on particular contestants. This study sought to find out about the crystallization effect on voters in Ado Odo/Ota communities in Ogun State of Nigeria during the 2007 Nigerian presidential election. The survey method was used to get required data from 782 respondents who were not members of any political party, had no candidate preference, and were yet to decide on who to vote for in this election. It seems plain from this study that television broadcasts sharpened these citizens' decisions to make specific choices. These undecided, indifferent, or neutral voters had their ideas crystallized or decisively formed to vote for specific candidates after exposure to television broadcasts.

Influence of In-State Election Poll Reports on Candidate Preference in 1972

1976 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 457-462 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold de Bock
Keyword(s):  
Presidential Election ◽  
Candidate Preference ◽  
Election Poll ◽  
Preference Intensity

In a one-sided presidential election, in-state election poll reports may cause the underdog to suffer a loss in preference intensity and turnout motivation.

scholarly journals Populist Conspiracy Theories and Candidate Preference in the U.S.

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-26
Author(s):  
Patrick Sawyer ◽  
Patrick Sawyer
Keyword(s):  
Conspiracy Theories ◽  
Candidate Preference ◽  
The U.S
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