Detail A Tilted Playing Field: Lexington   Oleh:  [s.n] Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 403 no. 8783 (May 2012), page 41. Topik: Presidential Elections; Political Parties; Candidates Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.71 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel Now the campaign can really begin. Almost every week lately, and especially since it became clear that Mitt Romney would after all be the Republican nominee, some such story has appeared in some news outlet. The pretext this week was the brace of formal campaign events Barack Obama was due to hold in Ohio and Virginia on May 5th. Informally, however, the president has been campaigning for re-election for months--if not, as some would say, from the day he was elected in 2008. This is now attracting new attention to the so-called "incumbency advantage" in presidential elections. In general American voters are obliging towards presidents who seek a second term. Of the previous eight presidents who got their job by election (ie, excluding Lyndon Johnson and Gerald Ford), all bar the senior George Bush and Jimmy Carter won second terms. Perhaps voters think it only fair, other things equal, to give a president his full eight-year maximum. But an incumbent also benefits from many advantages which, or so challengers say, tilt the playing field and make for an unfair fight. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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