Mission Accomplished: The Wartime Election of 2004

The war in Iraq, so the widely accepted view, hurt the reelection of George W. Bush. We contend, to the contrary, that the war helped him get reelected. First, we show that his victory fits the dominant pattern of wartime elections in American history. Second, we find that Bush's approval ratin...

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Published in:Political behavior 2007-06, Vol.29 (2), p.175-195
Main Authors: Norpoth, Helmut, Andrew H. Sidman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American history
Approval
Casualties
Counterterrorism
Elections
Executive branch
Invasion
Iraq
Iraq War-2003
Original Paper
Polls
Presidential elections
Public opinion
September 11 terrorist attacks-2001
Terrorism
United States of America
Voting
Voting Behavior
War
War casualties
World wars
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