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directional theory of voting: a standalone construct

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Political science

the view that voters favor candidates on the same side of an issue as themselves and reward intensity, rather than simple closeness in policy space.

In political science, directional theory of voting refers to the view that voters favor candidates on the same side of an issue as themselves and reward intensity, rather than simple closeness in policy space. This meaning comes from Rabinowitz (1989) in American Political Science Review.[1]

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References

Rabinowitz, G., & Macdonald, S. E. (1989). A Directional Theory of Issue Voting. American Political Science Review, 83(1), 93-121. https://doi.org/10.2307/1956436

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