Character Endorsements and Electoral Competition
Published By: CDE on eSS | Published Date: August, 01 , 2013A model built in which the media endorses the character of office-seeking candidates
as a means to promote its own ideological agenda. In equilibrium, political parties completely
pander to the elite-controlled media under moderate ideological con?flict between voters and the
elite. Larger ideological con?flict leads to stochastic polarization? parties either adopt the role
of media darlings or run highly populist campaigns. [CDE Working Paper No. 234]. URL:[http://www.cdedse.org/pdf/work234.pdf].
Author(s): Archishman Chakraborty, Parikshit Ghosh | Posted on: Aug 12, 2013 | Views(1024) | Download (231)