Voter reactions to incumbent opportunism

Opportunistic incumbent behavior to gain electoral advantage flies in the face of democratic accountability and should elicit voter disapproval. Yet incumbents routinely behave opportunistically. This observation is puzzling. We address this puzzle by offering the first systematic, individual-level...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Schleiter, P, Tavits, M
Format: Journal article
Published: University of Chicago Press 2018