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News Consumption and Political Ambition: The Effects of Local and National News on the Decision to Run for Office

Fri, April 24, 11:40am to 1:10pm CDT (11:40am to 1:10pm CDT), TBA

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Across numerous surveys of the general U.S. public, a national survey of potential candidates, and a survey experiment with potential candidates, we show that consumption of local news predicts interest in running for office.

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