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...
Main Authors: | Schleiter, P, Tavits, M |
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Format: | Journal article |
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University of Chicago Press
2018
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