Did Bush Voters Cause Obama's Victory?
@article{Lupia2010DidBV,
title={Did Bush Voters Cause Obama's Victory?},
author={Arthur Lupia},
journal={PS: Political Science \& Politics},
year={2010},
volume={43},
pages={239 - 241}
}Abstract In the 2008 election, Barack Obama's campaign brought many new voters to the polls. Were these new voters necessary for Obama's victory? In this study, I find that they were not. The basis of this finding is an examination of decisions made by people who voted for George W. Bush in 2004. I show that Bush voters' decisions not to vote or to support Obama were a sufficient condition for Obama's victory.
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