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Public Support for Both the Environment and an Anti-Environmental President: Possible Explanations for the George W. Bush Anomaly

Public Support for Both the Environment and an Anti-Environmental President: Possible... The authors explore the apparent anomaly of strong public support for the environment and popular public support for a president with a poor environmental rating by groups such as the League of Conservation Voters. In attempting to understand why there have not been public outcries against George W. Bush’s anti-environmental policies like those that occurred during the Reagan presidency, the authors present three possible explanations: a lag time phenomenon, change in media coverage and ownership, and redefined issue salience. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Forum de Gruyter

Public Support for Both the Environment and an Anti-Environmental President: Possible Explanations for the George W. Bush Anomaly

The Forum , Volume 2 (1): 1 – Mar 18, 2004

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Publisher
de Gruyter
Copyright
©2011 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston
ISSN
1540-8884
eISSN
1540-8884
DOI
10.2202/1540-8884.1027
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Abstract

The authors explore the apparent anomaly of strong public support for the environment and popular public support for a president with a poor environmental rating by groups such as the League of Conservation Voters. In attempting to understand why there have not been public outcries against George W. Bush’s anti-environmental policies like those that occurred during the Reagan presidency, the authors present three possible explanations: a lag time phenomenon, change in media coverage and ownership, and redefined issue salience.

Journal

The Forumde Gruyter

Published: Mar 18, 2004

Keywords: presidency; leadership; public opinion

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