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The Effects of Electoral Concerns on Presidential Foreign Policy: The Case of Ronald Reagan
2006
Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Journal
Although previous scholarship indicates that foreign policy has only a minimal impact on voter behavior, contemporary research suggests voters do act upon their foreign policy preferences. Recognizing voters' policy concerns, political leaders have frequently modified their foreign policy positions to mitigate electoral vulnerability. Ronald Reagan's policies offer an example of such a shift. Reagan maintained hawkish positions toward Central America and the Soviet Union for most of his first
doi:10.15695/vurj.v2i0.2734
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