Whether True or Not, Scandals Often Crowd Out Discussions of Policy.This

question 89

Multiple Choice

Whether true or not, scandals often crowd out discussions of policy.This is a pattern that political scientist Larry Sabato has called a

• A)horse race phenomenon.
• B)reporter bias.
• C)"feeding frenzy."
• D)commercial bias.

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