Due to limitations in both time and resources, presidents who wish to assist their copartisans’ e... more Due to limitations in both time and resources, presidents who wish to assist their copartisans’ electoral endeavors must make strategic choices when offering their assistance. Much research has attempted to explain why presidents devote their limited resources during a midterm election, yet we know little about the factors that lead to a presidential visit to a particular congressional district. Our research addresses this gap in the literature by narrowing the focus to the congressional district level. We ask the following: Are the same factors that lead to a presidential visit at the state level operational at the district level? The results suggest they are not. Moreover, we find that while presidents do indeed behave rationally when they make appearances for their copartisans, visits are more likely to occur when there are multiple higher-level competitive races in a district, and presidents are more likely to go where they are already popular.
Harvard International Journal of Press-politics, Apr 1, 2007
This article examines whether the issue agendas of political candidates are reflected in the cove... more This article examines whether the issue agendas of political candidates are reflected in the coverage of the news media. In their coverage of political issues during a campaign, do the media follow the lead of the candidates, or do they chart their own course? The context for our investigation is five U.S. Senate races in 2002. Using television advertising to track the candidate agenda and using content analyses of both local newspapers and local television news broadcasts, we find that the degree of candidate-media issue convergence varies depending on both the state and the medium examined (television or newspapers).
This article examines campaign rally appearances by sitting presidents during midterm House elect... more This article examines campaign rally appearances by sitting presidents during midterm House elections between 1982 and 2006. The conventional wisdom holds that such appearances by presidents are of little or no intrinsic value to the candidate, yet every president from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush has seen fit to hit the campaign trail on behalf of his co-partisans. The authors examine presidential appearances at rallies open to the public designed to attract partisan supporters. The authors find evidence to support the idea that these appearances are more than just a show of support and may have significant effects on both the level of voter turnout and the vote share received by a co-partisan.
The state of Washington has had a roller coaster budget ride in the last decade. From the abundan... more The state of Washington has had a roller coaster budget ride in the last decade. From the abundant tax revenues generated by the dot.com boom in the late 1990s to the more than $2 billion shortfall faced by state leaders in the early 2000s, the path of state budgeting has been ...
Due to limitations in both time and resources, presidents who wish to assist their copartisans’ e... more Due to limitations in both time and resources, presidents who wish to assist their copartisans’ electoral endeavors must make strategic choices when offering their assistance. Much research has attempted to explain why presidents devote their limited resources during a midterm election, yet we know little about the factors that lead to a presidential visit to a particular congressional district. Our research addresses this gap in the literature by narrowing the focus to the congressional district level. We ask the following: Are the same factors that lead to a presidential visit at the state level operational at the district level? The results suggest they are not. Moreover, we find that while presidents do indeed behave rationally when they make appearances for their copartisans, visits are more likely to occur when there are multiple higher-level competitive races in a district, and presidents are more likely to go where they are already popular.
The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, 2007
... Does the Media Agenda Reflect the Candidates' Agenda? Travis N. Ridout and Rob Melle... more ... Does the Media Agenda Reflect the Candidates' Agenda? Travis N. Ridout and Rob Mellen Jr. This article examines whether the issue agendas of political candidates are reflected in the coverage of the news media. ... But the other Page 2. Ridout, Mellen / Media Agenda 45 ...
The state of Washington has had a roller coaster budget ride in the last decade. From the abundan... more The state of Washington has had a roller coaster budget ride in the last decade. From the abundant tax revenues generated by the dot.com boom in the late 1990s to the more than $2 billion shortfall faced by state leaders in the early 2000s, the path of state budgeting has been ...
Harvard International Journal of Press-politics, 2007
... Does the Media Agenda Reflect the Candidates' Agenda? Travis N. Ridout and Rob Melle... more ... Does the Media Agenda Reflect the Candidates' Agenda? Travis N. Ridout and Rob Mellen Jr. This article examines whether the issue agendas of political candidates are reflected in the coverage of the news media. ... But the other Page 2. Ridout, Mellen / Media Agenda 45 ...
Due to limitations in both time and resources, presidents who wish to assist their copartisans’ e... more Due to limitations in both time and resources, presidents who wish to assist their copartisans’ electoral endeavors must make strategic choices when offering their assistance. Much research has attempted to explain why presidents devote their limited resources during a midterm election, yet we know little about the factors that lead to a presidential visit to a particular congressional district. Our research addresses this gap in the literature by narrowing the focus to the congressional district level. We ask the following: Are the same factors that lead to a presidential visit at the state level operational at the district level? The results suggest they are not. Moreover, we find that while presidents do indeed behave rationally when they make appearances for their copartisans, visits are more likely to occur when there are multiple higher-level competitive races in a district, and presidents are more likely to go where they are already popular.
Harvard International Journal of Press-politics, Apr 1, 2007
This article examines whether the issue agendas of political candidates are reflected in the cove... more This article examines whether the issue agendas of political candidates are reflected in the coverage of the news media. In their coverage of political issues during a campaign, do the media follow the lead of the candidates, or do they chart their own course? The context for our investigation is five U.S. Senate races in 2002. Using television advertising to track the candidate agenda and using content analyses of both local newspapers and local television news broadcasts, we find that the degree of candidate-media issue convergence varies depending on both the state and the medium examined (television or newspapers).
This article examines campaign rally appearances by sitting presidents during midterm House elect... more This article examines campaign rally appearances by sitting presidents during midterm House elections between 1982 and 2006. The conventional wisdom holds that such appearances by presidents are of little or no intrinsic value to the candidate, yet every president from Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush has seen fit to hit the campaign trail on behalf of his co-partisans. The authors examine presidential appearances at rallies open to the public designed to attract partisan supporters. The authors find evidence to support the idea that these appearances are more than just a show of support and may have significant effects on both the level of voter turnout and the vote share received by a co-partisan.
The state of Washington has had a roller coaster budget ride in the last decade. From the abundan... more The state of Washington has had a roller coaster budget ride in the last decade. From the abundant tax revenues generated by the dot.com boom in the late 1990s to the more than $2 billion shortfall faced by state leaders in the early 2000s, the path of state budgeting has been ...
Due to limitations in both time and resources, presidents who wish to assist their copartisans’ e... more Due to limitations in both time and resources, presidents who wish to assist their copartisans’ electoral endeavors must make strategic choices when offering their assistance. Much research has attempted to explain why presidents devote their limited resources during a midterm election, yet we know little about the factors that lead to a presidential visit to a particular congressional district. Our research addresses this gap in the literature by narrowing the focus to the congressional district level. We ask the following: Are the same factors that lead to a presidential visit at the state level operational at the district level? The results suggest they are not. Moreover, we find that while presidents do indeed behave rationally when they make appearances for their copartisans, visits are more likely to occur when there are multiple higher-level competitive races in a district, and presidents are more likely to go where they are already popular.
The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, 2007
... Does the Media Agenda Reflect the Candidates' Agenda? Travis N. Ridout and Rob Melle... more ... Does the Media Agenda Reflect the Candidates' Agenda? Travis N. Ridout and Rob Mellen Jr. This article examines whether the issue agendas of political candidates are reflected in the coverage of the news media. ... But the other Page 2. Ridout, Mellen / Media Agenda 45 ...
The state of Washington has had a roller coaster budget ride in the last decade. From the abundan... more The state of Washington has had a roller coaster budget ride in the last decade. From the abundant tax revenues generated by the dot.com boom in the late 1990s to the more than $2 billion shortfall faced by state leaders in the early 2000s, the path of state budgeting has been ...
Harvard International Journal of Press-politics, 2007
... Does the Media Agenda Reflect the Candidates' Agenda? Travis N. Ridout and Rob Melle... more ... Does the Media Agenda Reflect the Candidates' Agenda? Travis N. Ridout and Rob Mellen Jr. This article examines whether the issue agendas of political candidates are reflected in the coverage of the news media. ... But the other Page 2. Ridout, Mellen / Media Agenda 45 ...
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