Manipulating Public Expectations [microform] : Pre- and Postprimary Statements in the '76 Campaign / Dwight L. Freshley.

Predicting the outcome of a primary election gives a candidate more exposure to the press, gives him or her a chance to predict modestly and then look better than the prediction, and helps create interest in the election and thereby increase voter turnout. During the 1976 Presidential primaries, mos...

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Online Access:	Request ERIC Document
Main Author:	Freshley, Dwight L.
Format:	Microfilm Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1978.
Subjects:	Elections. Persuasive Discourse. Politics. Prediction. Speech Communication.