The Politics of Persuasion: Testing the Power of Local Elites
Paul, David Michael
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Description
Title
The Politics of Persuasion: Testing the Power of Local Elites
Author(s)
Paul, David Michael
Issue Date
2001
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
James Kuklinski
Department of Study
Political Science
Discipline
Political Science
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Political Science, General
Language
eng
Abstract
Among the variables of most interest, only opposition by elected officials had a significant influence on the success of a ballot measure: opposition by minority leaders, citizen groups, and established groups had no significant affect on the fate of the ballot measures. I conclude that business groups can successfully shepherd pro-business proposals through the plebiscite arena, but only when substantial opposition by elected officials is absent. Voters appear to be significantly swayed to reject ballot measures when even a few elected officials express opposition to the proposal.
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