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Author: Sides, John, Grossman, Matthew, Trost, Christine, and Lipsitz, Keena
Subjects: *NEGATIVE campaigning, *GUBERNATORIAL elections, *POLITICIANS, *ELECTIONS
Abstract: We examine the link between how politicians campaign and how voters perceive both them and the campaign generally. We focus on negative campaigning in particular. Drawing on data from the 1998 and 2002 California gubernatorial races, we find that voters do not necessarily perceive changes in advertising tone as they occur. Furthermore, they do not consider all negative advertising unhelpful or uninformative. Finally, those voters who are mostly inclined to support negative campaigning in the abstract–the politically sophisticated–are the least satisfied with campaigns, suggesting that factors other than the tone of advertisements may explain voter discontent with the electoral process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2003

Author: Gaines, Brian J. and Kuklinski, James H.
Subjects: *SELECTION theorems, *VOTER turnout, *HETEROGENEITY, *NEGATIVE campaigning, *POLITICAL advertising, CALIFORNIA state politics & government
Abstract: Social scientists widely regard the random-assignment experiment as the gold standard for making causal inferences about the world. We argue that it can be improved. For situations in which self-selection and heterogeneity of treatment effects exist, an alternative experimental design that retains random assignment to treatment or control and supplements it with some self-selection of condition offers a clear advantage. It reveals the average treatment effect while also allowing estimation of the distinct effects of the treatment on those apt and inapt to experience the treatment outside the experimental context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2011
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Author: Krebs, Timothy B. and Holian, David B.
Subjects: *NEGATIVE campaigning, *SPEECHES, addresses, etc., *POLITICAL candidates, *POLITICAL campaigns, *MAYORAL elections
Abstract: Previous research on negative campaigning has focused on the influence of competitive circumstances and the timing of attacks. Here, we focus on whether campaign issues or character are more likely to be the focus of attacks and whether, as part of a deracialized campaign, minority candidates attack less than do nonminorities. Data are derived from content analyses of newspaper coverage and candidates' TV ads in the 2001 Los Angeles mayoral election. Contrary to expectations, one's position in the horse race is not a significant predictor of attacks in the primary campaign. More important are conditions in the campaign environment that maximize the benefits of attack speech. When candidates attack, they are likely to do so on salient issues and character. We also find that minority candidates attack significantly less than do nonminorities, in support of our expectations regarding deracialized campaigns. In a concluding section, we discuss the implications of our findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published: 2007
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Subjects: *MAYORAL elections, *NEGATIVE campaigning, *ELECTIONS, *POLITICAL campaigns, *MUNICIPAL government, *HISPANIC Americans, *POLITICAL participation, LOS Angeles (Calif.) politics & government
Abstract: The article looks at the mayoral race in Los Angeles, California, between Antonio Villaraigosa and James Hahn. Villaraigosa is a city councillor who is bidding to become the first Latino mayor of Los Angeles since 1872. With only a few days before their May 17th run-off, both Villaraigosa and the incumbent mayor, Hahn, are spending vast amounts of money campaigning for mayor. Villaraigosa, with a facility to embrace any potential voter, is clearly the front-runner. In the Los Angeles Times poll, Villaraigosa's lead has shrunk from 18 points in March to eleven, and Hahn's team claims a private poll puts their man in a statistical dead-heat. Add to this momentum a few more vicious television advertisements against Villaraigosa, and conceivably Hahn will pull off a surprise victory. A big problem for Hahn is corruption. His administration is under federal investigation for doling out "pay to play" city contracts.
Published: 2005

Author: Robison, Jennifer
Subjects: ADVERTISING campaigns, NEGATIVE campaigning, ECONOMIC history
Abstract: The article focuses on an advertising campaign launched by the Nevada Development Authority which is aimed attracting businesses from California. The 300,000-U.S.-dollar campaign titled "Kiss Your Assets Goodbye," which would run for 90 days in Southern California, would scrutinize the fiscal problems faced by California. The initiative would involve the use of television advertisements and radio spots.
Published: 2009

Subjects: GAY people, POLITICAL participation, NEGATIVE campaigning, HATE mail, ORAL sex
Abstract: Tom Kranz, California Assembly candidate, has become the target of hate mailing, sparked by his support for the gay and lesbian community. A flyer falsely accused Kranz of supporting a bill for legal oral copulation between the same sex in public. Kranz has reported to issue to the city attorney's office and his own people are investigating it. Kranz is one of seven Democrats seeking his election to the 45th District which is dominated by gays. Kranz is worried that the incident may be a prelude to discredit him in future.
Published: 1974

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