Vote Choice

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Vote Choice

• Mark Stephan
• Political Behavior
• PS 417

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Last week and Todays Class

• What mobilizers do to get people involved in
  electoral matters
• Guest speaker Greg Kimsey
• Vote Choice

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Vote Choice

• Long term predispositions?
• Short term forces
• Candidate image
• How measured and when does it matter

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Vote Choice and more

• Party Image
• Issue Impacts
• Single Issue voters
• Issues have an impact when..

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Vote Choice and more

• Incumbency
• Strategic action in response to..
• Electoral College

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News Flash!!

• Too much going on..
• Togo, Lebanon
• Olympia/Salem rallies for children
• School levies and supermajorities
• Gold Star Families for Peace
• Sharon and the settlements
• Jeff Gannon, Eason Jordan, and Blogs