Retrospective Voting Posits That______________________________________

question 26

Multiple Choice

Retrospective voting posits that______________________________________.

• A) evaluation of an incumbent's past performance in office provides important cues for voters in deciding whether to vote for that candidate
• B) candidates who have more favorable images than their opponents among voters tend to fare much better in election contests
• C) when a particular issue captures the attention of many people in the electorate, voters are more likely to use a candidate's position on that issue to form a vote decision
• D) issue voting occurs more often when an issue is of particular personal concern to a voter
• E) in making a choice, voters do not take into consideration the past career of the candidate

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