Being close to an election does not make health more politically relevant: more experimental evidence during a global pandemic
<strong>Summary</strong> <br>At the onset of COVID-19, experimental surveys, conducted in India, the UK and the US, showed voters are unlikely to punish or reward politicians for their success or failure in managing the pandemic. <br> Here we report that a follow up survey co...
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| author | Acharya, A Gerring, J Reeves, A |
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<br>At the onset of COVID-19, experimental surveys, conducted in India, the UK and the US, showed voters are unlikely to punish or reward politicians for their success or failure in managing the pandemic.
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Here we report that a follow up survey conducted only in the US three weeks before the national election showed results similar to those from the older survey.
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Support for the incumbent remains the same across treatments while all respondents are more likely to blame the government for allowing the virus to spread.
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Although unable to conclude that the pandemic has had no influence on electoral outcomes, our results do raise questions about whether and how political institutions might contribute toward improving health. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:86536b8b-3f6a-4e1d-b4f8-4e6cbe228c1c2022-03-26T22:03:15ZBeing close to an election does not make health more politically relevant: more experimental evidence during a global pandemicJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501uuid:86536b8b-3f6a-4e1d-b4f8-4e6cbe228c1cEnglishSymplectic ElementsBMJ2021Acharya, AGerring, JReeves, A<strong>Summary</strong> <br>At the onset of COVID-19, experimental surveys, conducted in India, the UK and the US, showed voters are unlikely to punish or reward politicians for their success or failure in managing the pandemic. <br> Here we report that a follow up survey conducted only in the US three weeks before the national election showed results similar to those from the older survey. <br> Support for the incumbent remains the same across treatments while all respondents are more likely to blame the government for allowing the virus to spread. <br> Although unable to conclude that the pandemic has had no influence on electoral outcomes, our results do raise questions about whether and how political institutions might contribute toward improving health. |
| spellingShingle | Acharya, A Gerring, J Reeves, A Being close to an election does not make health more politically relevant: more experimental evidence during a global pandemic |
| title | Being close to an election does not make health more politically relevant: more experimental evidence during a global pandemic |
| title_full | Being close to an election does not make health more politically relevant: more experimental evidence during a global pandemic |
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