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Do Extremist Voters Dominate Primary Elections?
Do Extremist Voters Dominate Primary Elections?
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Feb 26, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
Do primaries attract more extremist voters who skew elections toward candidates like Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump? The common thought has always been that extremist voters, because of their intense passion on issues, are more likely to vote in primaries. But one scholar at UCLA says the real story is far more complicated. On this episode, we speak with esteemed political scientist Lynn Vavreck about her paper on representation in primary elections, and what her research can tell us about the current democratic primary. Paper: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/british-journal-of-political-science/article/on-the-representativeness-of-primary-electorates/06414B6E17368D52B3F77EC9C3BF1520
Released:
Feb 26, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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