Symbolic Canvassing: Candidate Characteristics and Presidential Primary Fundraising 1980-2012

• In Event: JSS SESSION: Participation, Donation, and Identity

Brief Overview

I will be looking to see if campaign fundraising is influenced by the traits of candidates. The purpose of my study is to better understand if candidates’ descriptive characteristics-specifically race, affect their fundraising efforts and successes.

Author

• Matt Haydon, University of Utah