caa a22 4500 38808085X CHVBK 20180307125215.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199912 xx s 000 0 eng 10.2307/2586118 doi S000305540021914X pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.2307/2586118 Do Negative Campaigns Mobilize or Suppress Turnout? Clarifying the Relationship between Negativity and Participation [Elektronische Daten] Does negative campaigning influence the likelihood of voting in elections? Our study of U.S. Senate campaigns indicates the answer is "yes.” We find that people distinguish between useful negative information presented in an appropriate manner and irrelevant and harsh mudslinging. As the proportion of legitimate criticisms increases in campaigns, citizens become more likely to cast ballots. When campaigns degenerate into unsubstantiated and shrill attacks, voters tend to stay home. Finally, we find that individuals vary in their sensitivity to the tenor of campaigns. In particular, the tone is more consequential for independents, for those with less interest in politics, and for those with less knowledge about politics. Copyright © American Political Science Association 1999 Kahn Kim Fridkin Arizona State University Kenney Patrick J. Arizona State University American Political Science Review Cambridge University Press 93/4(1999-12), 877-889 0003-0554 93:4<877 1999 93 PSR https://doi.org/10.2307/2586118 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.2307/2586118 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kahn Kim Fridkin Arizona State University NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kenney Patrick J. Arizona State University NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- American Political Science Review Cambridge University Press 93/4(1999-12), 877-889 0003-0554 93:4<877 1999 93 PSR CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge