Retail politics
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Retail politics is a type of
Advantages
Supporters of retail politics have argued that it has various advantages for candidates who do it: it makes voters more likely to support those candidates by "humanizing" the candidate to voters, and it allows voters to engage directly with candidates, such as by asking them questions.
Critics of the practice argue that it requires too much time and effort to justify in-person events, since those who attend such events tend to already be politically engaged, and any media coverage generated by the event tends to be limited in its geographic impact.[8] The argument that retail politics is important in New Hampshire specifically has been disputed as well: in 1996, R. Kelly Myers of the University of New Hampshire asserted that "The myth that what matters in New Hampshire is retail politics has largely been a myth for several years."[8]
References
- JSTOR 3088402.
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- ^ Perlman, Merrill (2016-02-01). "Politics for sale". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ^ "Explainer: what is retail politics?". SBS News. 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ^ Kashinsky, Lisa (2019-07-06). "Retail politics still key for candidates wooing New Hampshire voters". Boston Herald. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-10-07.