Mobilization Matters
The Changing Impact of Mobilization on Vote Choice in Congressional Elections, 1978-2002
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6182910 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joel Lefkowitz (0000-0002-4384-767X, a New Paltz, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 119-131 |
| Publication date | 2004-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Congress & the Presidency (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0734-3469 • E-ISSN: 1944-1053 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07343460409507701 |
| OpenAlex | W2076807483 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 33 |
A probit analysis of National Election Studies data finds that unlike earlier midterm elections, Republican mobilization significantly increased the vote for Republicans from Republicans in 1994, as Democratic mobilization did for and among Democrats in 1998. In these elections, mobilization asymmetrically increased perceptions of party differences, party preferences, and party loyalty in voting. In 2002, both Republican and Democratic mobilization efforts affected vote choice, significantly increasing support from independents
Democracy · Demographic economics · Economics · Group voting ticket · Loyalty · Mobilization · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Single non-transferable vote · Spoilt vote · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics
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Interpreting Probability Models
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Voice and Equality
The Effect of the AFL-CIO's "Voter Education" Campaigns on the 1996 House Elections
A Possible Solution to the Paradox of Voter Turnout
The Mobilization of Voters in Congressional Elections
Reexamining the "Minimal Effects" Model in Recent Presidential Campaigns
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The End of the Democratic Era? 1994 and the Future of Congressional Election Research
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Party Contacting and Political Participation, 1952-90
Errors in Measuring Vote Choice in the National Election Studies, 1952-88
Different Paths to the Same Result
The Study of Congressional Investigations
The Responsive Voter
Party Effort and Its Impact on the Vote
Who Overreports Voting
Party Identification, Realignment, and Party Voting
Political Parties and Electoral Mobilization
Getting Out the Vote
Presidential Popularity and Negative Voting
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| Highly cited | No |