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Constitutional Theory and the Political Process
The Effect of Television Advertising on United States Elections
Elections in America
Gender Stereotypes, Information Search, and Voting Behavior in Political Campaigns It is still unclear exactly how gender influences vote choice. Using an information processing perspective, we argue that instead of directly influencing vote choice, candidate gender guides the amounts and types of information that voters search for during a campaign, and that effects of gender on vote choice ultimately come from differences in information search influenced by candidate gender. Using two unique experimental datasets, we test the effects of candidate gender on vote choice and information search. We find that subjects change their search based on a candidate's gender, seeking out more competence-related information about female candidates than they do for male candidates, as well as more information related to "compassion issues." We also find that evaluations of candidates' traits and issue positions are important predictors of subjects' vote choice.
Gender Stereotyping and the Electoral Success of Women Candidates: New Evidence from Local Elections in the United States
Generational Cycles in American Politics, 1952–2016
Increasing Voter Turnout in Local Elections
The Millennial Vote in the 2016 Democratic Primary Elections
Political Polarization in the United States: The Inflfluences of Exceptionalism and Religion
Social Media and Fake News in the 2016 Election
Underlying Socio-Political Processes Behind the 2016 US Election
Violence and Voting in the United States: How School Shootings Affect Elections

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The American Political Science Review
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The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
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Constitutional Political Economy
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Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy
International Journal of Politics, Culture, and Society
International Organization
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Journal of Democracy
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National Civic Review
Perspectives on Politics
Perspectives on Politics
Political Analysis
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Political Behavior
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Political Science Quarterly
PS, Political Science & Politics
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Roll Call
Studies in American Political Development
Texas Journal on Civil Liberties & Civil Rights

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