Issue-handling beats leadership: Issues and Leaders model predicts Clinton will defeat Trump

The Issues and Leaders model predicts the national popular two-party vote in US presidential elections from people’s perceptions of the candidates’ issue-handling competence and leadership qualities. In previous elections from 1972 to 2012, the model’s Election Eve forecasts missed the actual vote s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Andreas Graefe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-11-01
Series:Research & Politics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2053168016679364