question archive Why are presidential campaigns in general elections less likely to affect election outcomes than campaigns at other levels of office? - A
Why are presidential campaigns in general elections less likely to affect election outcomes than campaigns at other levels of office? - A
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Why are presidential campaigns in general elections less likely to
affect election outcomes than campaigns at other levels of office?
- A. Voters have already made their mind up about state and local elections but wait until the campaign to learn about presidential candidates.
- B. Congressional candidates begin campaigning well before the November election, whereas presidential candidates only begin after the national conventions.
- C. Presidential candidates are very well known and have been campaigning for months or more.
- D. Congressional candidates are usually better known than presidential candidates.Why is negative campaigning a risky strategy for political campaigns?
- A. The media pay little attention to most races, but if there is an attack ad, they start scrutinizing both candidates.
- B. d. Most campaigns have an understood nonaggression pact; when one campaign attacks, it frees the opponent to attack back without a penalty for breaking the agreement.
- C. Negative campaigning makes voters feel less favorable to the attacker, and this backlash may be stronger than the effect on the attacked candidate.
- D. Negative campaigning is associated with a reduction in turnout, so a trailing attacker may not gain any votes.
