TY - JOUR
AU1 - Brody, Richard
AU2 - Shapiro, Catherine
AB - The Iran-Contra affair is an example of the type of event that is expected to give rise to a “rally” of public opinion behind the president. However, the public's response to this event, uncharacteristically, was a sharp decrease in support for President Reagan. This case study constitutes an attempt to explore the sources of the public opinion response to foreign policy events. Statements of political elites, news coverage and commentary, and public opinion assessments are examined to test the patriotism, priming, and opinion leadership explanations of the rally phenomenon. The actions of opinion leaders appears to provide the best explanation of the differential public response to the Iran-Contra affair.
TI - Policy failure and public support: The Iran-Contra affair and public assessment of President Reagan
JF - Political Behavior
DO - 10.1007/BF01002142
DA - 2005-01-03
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/policy-failure-and-public-support-the-iran-contra-affair-and-public-bMg7bTxjzX
SP - 353
EP - 369
VL - 11
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -