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::::Lazarsfeld, Paul, Bernard Berelson, and Helen Gaudet. 1944. The people's choice. New York: Duell, Sloane, & Pearce.

::::Lazarsfeld, Paul, Bernard Berelson, and Helen Gaudet. 1944. The people's choice. New York: Duell, Sloane, & Pearce.

::::Most people who vote are doing so for any number of reasons: most of them having to do with partisanship, the economic performance of the previous 18 months, and pervious voting patterns. Honestly, it makes sense, you would never have voted for Obama no matter when you voted, and most people who voted for President made their decision a long time ago. The fact of the matter remains, candidates are not a single decision such as in a trial, but part of a continuum of partisan decisions, with very few exceptions. [[User:SteveSpagnola|SteveSpagnola]] 21:46, 22 November 2012 (EST)

::::Most people who vote are doing so for any number of reasons: most of them having to do with partisanship, the economic performance of the previous 18 months, and pervious voting patterns. Honestly, it makes sense, you would never have voted for Obama no matter when you voted, and most people who voted for President made their decision a long time ago. The fact of the matter remains, candidates are not a single decision such as in a trial, but part of a continuum of partisan decisions, with very few exceptions.

 

::::I should also point out that the study does confirm that traits such as leadership, morals, and other valeus doe matter, but only as far as third party candidates, and very rarely for the Democrat-Republican paradigm. [[User:SteveSpagnola|SteveSpagnola]] 21:46, 22 November 2012 (EST)