The Dynamics of Voter Preferences in the 2010 Congressional Midterm Elections
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Costas Panagopoulos
This article examines campaign dynamics and the evolution of voter preferences for congressional candidates during the 2010 midterm election cycle. Using national pre-election polls of registered voters, I show that there was meaningful change in voter preferences over the course of the campaign and that support for Democratic contenders declined considerably between early March and Election Day. The evidence I present also reveals growing support for Republican contenders was linked to developments during the campaign period. Specifically, the erosion in Obama approval, deterioration in national economic conditions and the passage of the health reform legislation appeared to fuel the Democratic downturn.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Article
- Where Are We in History? 2010 in the Longest Run
- The 2010 Midterm Elections: An Overview
- The Midterm Landslide of 2010: A Triple Wave Election
- Advertising Trends in 2010
- The Tea Party at the Election
- The Year of the Outsider: Political Amateurs in the U.S. Congress
- The Citizens United Election? Or Same As It Ever Was?
- Voter Turnout in the 2010 Midterm Election
- The Dynamics of Voter Preferences in the 2010 Congressional Midterm Elections
- Healthcare Reform: A Prescription for the 2010 Republican Landslide?
- The 2010 Elections: Party Pursuits, Voter Perceptions, and the Chancy Game of Politics
