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Jun 29, 2023 · Communication scholar Steven Chaffee has shown that debates can influence an individual’s vote choice when one of the candidates is relatively unknown, when many voters are undecided, when the ...
Sep 10, 2024 · The results showed that televised debates did not significantly affect voter choice. “There’s this perception that debates are this great democratic tool where voters can find out...
Sep 10, 2024 · This paper analyzes more than six decades of election-related data from 10 countries to assess, among other things, how much televised political debates influenced voter choices. A big takeaway: Debates had little to no impact across political offices, including that of the U.S. president.
Oct 20, 2020 · For years, researchers have suspected presidential debates have a tiny to nonexistent influence on election outcomes. Most studies have focused on a single debate or election, however,...
Sep 6, 2024 · When it comes to vote choice, research has generally suggested little impact from watching debates. Debate viewers tend to be among the most politically engaged and thereby likely to have their minds made up well before the debate.
Sep 20, 2016 · Debates can affect vote preference. Primary debates increase issue knowledge, influence perceptions of candidates’ character, and can alter voter preferences (the effect sizes for these variables are larger in primary than general debates).
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Oct 2, 2020 · According to a Sept. 23 poll released by Quinnipiac University, 94% of likely voters who already had selected a candidate for president say their minds are made up, while 5% percent say they might change their minds.