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Television and Economic Voting in US Presidential Elections

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In this study, I investigate how information made available by the introduction of television affected the importance of the national economy in the context of US presidential elections from 1944 to 1964. Using the fact that television stations were introduced in counties across the United States at different points in time, I assess the effect of television on economic voting using a difference-in-differences design. I first show that television stations spent more time covering national politicians than did local newspapers in the 1960 presidential election. More national news increased the salience of the national economy in presidential elections. There was no evidence that television affected prospective pocketbook voting.

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  • Song, B.K., 2022. "Television and Economic Voting in US Presidential Elections," British Journal of Political Science, Cambridge University Press, vol. 52(4), pages 1622-1634, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:bjposi:v:52:y:2022:i:4:p:1622-1634_7
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    1. Călin Vâlsan & Elena Druică & Zizi Goschin & Rodica Ianole-Călin, 2024. "The Perception of Economic Growth and the Romanian “Mioritic Syndrome”," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 15(1), pages 3718-3739, March.

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