Author Question: According to democratic theory, the most important factor in determining voter choice in an election ... (Read 74 times)

fagboi · **on:** Sep 3, 2018

According to democratic theory, the most important factor in determining voter choice in an election should be

A) believability and reliability of the candidate.
B) party identification.
C) polling results.
D) amount of media coverage.
E) past performance and proposed policies.

Question 2

Since 1952, Democrats have generally been a majority of the electorate, but Republicans have won more presidential elections, because

A) polls estimating the Democrat voter population are faulty.
B) Republican party identification has changed over the years.
C) Democrats are more likely to defect on the basis of candidates' attributes and the issues.
D) Democrats have failed to field candidates in some elections.
E) voters are disenchanted with the Democrats' perennial fundraising advantage over Republicans.