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A Functional Analysis Of 2008 And 2012 Presidential Candidacy Announcement Speeches, William L. Benoit, Mark Glantz
A Functional Analysis Of 2008 And 2012 Presidential Candidacy Announcement Speeches, William L. Benoit, Mark Glantz
Speaker & Gavel
This study investigates messages in the surfacing phase of the presidential campaign, through a content analysis of presidential candidacy announcement speeches from the 2008 and 2012 elections. This study applied the Functional Theory of Political Campaign Discourse to nine Democratic announcement speeches from 2008, 11 Republican announcement addresses from 2008, and 12 Republican announcement speeches from 2012. This work extends previous research on announcement speeches from 1960-2004 (Benoit, Henson, Whalen, & Pier, 2007). Overall, announcements from 2008 and 2012 used acclaims (75%) more than attacks (25%) or defenses (0.5%). The same announcements discussed policy more than character (58% to 42%); …
Do Demographics Trump Party Loyalty?: A Study Of Legislative Representation, Catherine Soliman
Do Demographics Trump Party Loyalty?: A Study Of Legislative Representation, Catherine Soliman
Political Analysis
No abstract provided.
No Constitutional Right To A Rubber Stamp, Richard J. Durbin
No Constitutional Right To A Rubber Stamp, Richard J. Durbin
University of Richmond Law Review
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Judicial Selection As . . . Talk Radio, Michael J. Gerhardt
Judicial Selection As . . . Talk Radio, Michael J. Gerhardt
University of Richmond Law Review
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Why Nuclear Disarmament May Be Easier To Achieve Than An End To Partisan Conflict Over Judicial Appointments, David S. Law, Sanford Levinson
Why Nuclear Disarmament May Be Easier To Achieve Than An End To Partisan Conflict Over Judicial Appointments, David S. Law, Sanford Levinson
University of Richmond Law Review
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Terrorism In The Mideast And The United States Republican Presidential Campaign: Ideological Terror And Public Discourse, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article describes the use of ideological terror by the United States (US) Republican presidential campaign in the wake of the terrorist attack on the USS Cole.