Getting Tough on China
Are Campaign Ads a Signal of Future Policy or Just Cheap Talk
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6301271 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amber Wichowsky (0000-0002-9590-9457, Marquette University, corresponding author), Jessica Chen Wei (0000-0001-9807-1402, Cornell University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 637-652 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-01 |
| 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 | 10.1111/lsq.12307 |
| OpenAlex | W3089428012 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 37 |
Is tough‐on‐China campaign rhetoric cheap talk or a signal of policy attention? Analyzing China‐related campaign advertisements during the 2010 midterm elections and subsequent cosponsorship of China‐related bills, we find that campaign ads are a noisy predictor of legislative attention. Challengers who attacked on China were more likely to cosponsor China‐related legislation, while incumbents who were attacked for being soft on China took tougher positions on China after reelection. By demonstrating the correspondence between anti‐China campaign appeals and subsequent legislative attention, our findings add to a growing body of evidence linking campaign rhetoric to members’ legislative agendas. This research note provides the first evidence demonstrating the connection between campaign appeals and legislative attention on a foreign policy issue like China
China · Foreign policy · Legislation · Legislature · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Rhetoric · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration · Social Media and Politics
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| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |