Party Platforms in the U.S. and the Origins of Issue Ownership

• In Event: Parties and Issues in American Politics

Brief Overview

I explore the patterns of issue ownership in the U.S. through the Democratic and Republican Party Platforms. I hypothesize that some issues will be mass driven, some will be responses to international events, and others will have erratic patterns.

Author

• Sarah Heise, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga