Effectiveness of Negative Campaigning in U.S. Senate Elections

The character of elections critically affects the dialogue of democracy. This article examines that dialogue in 143 U.S. Senate elections, 1988-1998, in which an incumbent sought reelection. We go beyond previous research on the impact of campaign spending to focus on the character of the contest it...

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Published in:American journal of political science 2002-01, Vol.46 (1), p.47-66
Main Authors: Lau, Richard R., Pomper, Gerald M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advertising campaigns
Campaign strategies
Candidates
Congressional elections
Democracy
Effectiveness
Election results
Elections
Electoral campaigning
Incumbents
Instrumental variables
Legislative Bodies
Legislature
Legislatures
Negative campaigning
Negativism
Political advertising
Political Behavior
Political Campaigns
Political candidates
Political science
State elections
U.S.A
United States of America
United States Senate
Upper chamber
Voters
Voting
voting behavior
Voting behaviour
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