The electoral consequences of issue ambiguity
An examination of the presidential candidates' issue positions from 1968 to 1980
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6333135 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James E Campbell (0000-0001-6901-6834, Institute for Behavioral Medicine, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1983 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 277-291 |
| Publication date | 1983-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0190-9320 • E-ISSN: 1573-6687 |
| Publisher | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/bf00988578 |
| OpenAlex | W2081450377 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 6 |
Ambiguity · Economics · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Position (finance · Positive economics · Presidential election · Presidential system · Public opinion · Salient · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Media Influence and Politics · Philosophy · Psychology · School Choice and Performance · Social Psychology
Cambridge Handbook of Experimental Political Science
Choice vs. Action
The Flipside of Flip-Flopping
Who refuses ambiguity? Voters’ issue salience and the electoral effect of party position ambiguity
Strategic position taking
Delayed cooperation
Going Vague
Polls and Elections
Competence and ambiguity in electoral competition
Patterns of (party competition in) democracy
Ideological perceptions and party support in central and Eastern Europe
Electoral campaign effects
When Extremism Pays
Everything to Everyone
Resist to Commit
Clear as Black and White
Strategic Ambiguity of Party Positions in Multi-Party Competition
Presidential Rhetoric, Candidate Evaluations, and Party Identification
Nothing to Hide, Nowhere to Run, or Nothing to Lose
Everything to everyone and the conditioning effect of intraparty cohesion
Strategic party heterogeneity
Party Nomination Rules and Campaign Participation
Varieties of Ambiguity
The Two Faces of Party Ambiguity
Ideological Clarity in Multiparty Competition
The effects of ambiguous rhetoric in congressional elections
The motivated electorate
The Influence of Partisanship on Assessments of Promise Fulfillment and Accountability
The Electoral Implications of Candidate Ambiguity
| Citations per year | 1.61 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |