potential voter
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpotentialandvoter
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potential
adjective[before noun]
uk/pəˈten.ʃəl/us/poʊˈten.ʃəl/
possible when the necessary ...
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voter
noun[C]
uk/ˈvəʊ.tər/us/ˈvoʊ.t̬ɚ/
a person who votes or who has a legal right to vote, especially in ...
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(Definition ofpotentialandvoterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Our second indicator is spending on television and radio advertising perpotentialvoter.
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Successful mobilization efforts rely both on contacting voters and in converting potential voters to actual voters.
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First, assume that candidates spend their resources to mobilize potential voters.
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We find voters are consistently more politically knowledgeable and interested than all potential voters.
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We also take for granted that eachpotentialvoterknows exactly his future choice, that is he/she does nt choose randomly.
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Here, political leaders contact potential voters through primary (family, friends etc.) and secondary groups (organizations, associations).
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Most importantly, a large number of particularly persuadable potential voters are now tuning in to politics via soft news outlets.
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This involves tailoring messages to the sensibilities of soft news audiences, who constitute a large pool of relatively persuadable potential voters.
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For instance, one female candidate had within her constituency a troublesome issue concerning the nationalisation of several private houses and properties, which created anxiety among many of her potential voters.
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Many potential voters stayed home.
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In reality potential voters have a third option - not voting - in which the economy may be critical.
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Then, as now, senators used their legislative tools, including committee assignments and bill introduction, to craft legislative agendas that would increase their popularity among potential voters.
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Parties are found to target the same types of potential voters everywhere - those who are likely to participate.
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Their potential voters may be attracted by the issue-specific offer of another party, but they are unlikely to suffer from issue-specific cross-pressures inducing them not to vote at all.
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Strategic politicians will inevitably respond by following these relatively persuadable potential voters wherever they go.
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At these meetings, the distribution of food and beer among potential voters acquired a central cultural and political importance.
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Most importantly, a large number of relatively apolitical, and hence particularly persuadable, potential voters are now tuning in to politics via soft news outlets.
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