Date of Award
Fall 12-15-2011
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Department
Political Science
College
College of Humanities and Fine Arts
First Advisor
Holley Tankersley
Abstract/Description
Conventional analysis of midterm elections is usually in relation to the previous presidential election, or the issues or events leading up towards a presidential election. Rarely is midterm elections considered in terms of whether the president, or his party in some cases, would retain the White House in the next presidential election. The focus of this research is to determine whether midterm elections can serve as a predictive indicator of the outcome in the following presidential election. For decades, scholars have speculated as to why the president's party suffers losses at the midterm election. An examination of these theories can provide insight into the variables that should be considered when examining the central question of this research.
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Recommended Citation
Wallace, Desmond D., "Midterm Elections Used to Gauge President's Reelection Chances" (2011). Honors Theses. 114.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/honors-theses/114