The Importance of Issues in Senate Campaigns
Citizens' Reception of Issue Messages
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6300705 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kim Fridkin Kahn, Patrick J Kenney (0009-0007-6669-9407) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 573 |
| Publication date | 2001-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Legislative Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-9805 • E-ISSN: 1939-9162 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/440270 |
| OpenAlex | W2054823476 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 26 |
In this paper, we examine whether or not representatives are successful at communicating their policy priorities to their constituents. We focus our attention on the campaign period because campaigns serve as the primary mechanism for communication between elected representatives and the represented. We examine 57 campaigns for the U.S. Senate between 1988 and 1992 and determine to what extent voters became aware of the specific messages articulated during the course of the campaigns. We find convincing evidence that when candidates and the news media focus on a particular issue (i.e., the economy, health care, environment, education), citizens are more likely to recognize the issue as a campaign theme
Political science · Public relations · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Media Studies and Communication · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics
Change and continuity in the 1988 elections
What Americans know about politics and why it matters
The Personal Vote
The Nature and Origins of Mass Opinion
Beyond Simple Exposure
Home Style
The Spectacle of U.S. Senate Campaigns
Challengers, Competition, and Reelection
Covering Campaigns
Candidates' Policy Positions and Voting in U. S. Congressional Elections
Challenger Quality and Voting Behavior in U. S. Senate Elections
Challengers in U. S. Senate Elections
Eschewing Obfuscation? Campaigns and the Perception of U.S. Senate Incumbents
Voters, Issues, and Elections
A Model of Candidate Evaluations in Senate Elections
Poll Trends
Information Flow and the Stability of Partisan Attitudes
Campaign Issue Knowledge and Salience
A Partisan Schema for Political Information Processing
Candidates and Policy in United States Senate Elections
Candidates and Parties in Congressional Elections
Strategy and Background in Congressional Campaigns
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2014 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |