Turned-on tv, turned-off voters : policy options for election projections /
Examines the effects of early predictions of election results on voting, and reviews the likely impacts of different policy alternatives. Do early predictions, broadcast before polls close, distort the results? What side effects on local elections do these predictions have? What means of prevention...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Beverley Hills, Calif. :
Sage Publications,
©1983.
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| Series: | People and communication ;
v. 15. |
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| Summary: | Examines the effects of early predictions of election results on voting, and reviews the likely impacts of different policy alternatives. Do early predictions, broadcast before polls close, distort the results? What side effects on local elections do these predictions have? What means of prevention should be considered? The authors discuss existing research and evidence, review the history of the problem and the kinds of projections used, and describe and assess different policy responses. |
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| Item Description: | "An American enterprise institute book." |
| Physical Description: | 240 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-237). |
| ISBN: | 0803919298 9780803919297 |