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Elections: Was the 2000 Presidential Election Fair? An Analysis of Comparative and Retrospective Survey Data
Author(s) -
Wattenberg Martin P.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
presidential studies quarterly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1741-5705
pISSN - 0360-4918
DOI - 10.1046/j.0360-4918.2003.00089.x
Subject(s) - presidential election , presidential system , political science , national election , general election , shadow (psychology) , primary election , race (biology) , public administration , political economy , law , politics , sociology , psychology , gender studies , psychotherapist
This research note reviews American National Election Studies data from 1996, 2000, and 2002 regarding the fairness of recent presidential elections. The findings from 1996 indicate that even in the face of a normal undisputed presidential election, Americans did not rate the fairness of their election particularly high compared to citizens of other established democracies. And in the shadow of the contested outcome of the 2000 American presidential race, complaints were rampant. In 2002, lingering bitterness about the election remained strong, and the patterns of opinion on this question had hardened along party lines.