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Symbolic Mobilization?

The Impact of Candidate Sex in American Elections

Kathleen Dolan

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

The increase in the number of women candidates in American politics has raised questions about whether the presence of these women has an impact on the public by mobilizing attitudes and behaviors. Employing National Election Study data from 1990 to 2004, this work examines whether women candidates influence levels of voter attitudes and behaviors and considers the role of political party and electoral competitiveness in this symbolic mobilization. The results indicate that there is little empirical analysis to support the assumption that the presence of women candidates translates into any widespread increase in political attitudes and behaviors.

Key Words: gender • candidate evaluation • elections • political campaigns

American Politics Research, Vol. 34, No. 6, 687-704 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X06289155
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