Presidential Appointments and Public Trust.

Autor:	Hollibaugh, Gary E.
Předmět:	APPOINTMENT to public office POLITICAL trust (in government) PUBLIC opinion PRESIDENTS of the United States POLITICAL patronage FUNDRAISING
Zdroj:	Presidential Studies Quarterly; Sep2016, Vol. 46 Issue 3, p618-639, 22p, 3 Charts, 4 Graphs
Abstrakt:	Despite their responsibility for federal policy implementation in the United States, little research has focused on how presidential nominees and appointees affect public opinion. This study offers the first systematic examination of this overlooked phenomenon. Using a survey with an embedded experimental manipulation, we find that perceived nominee competence is associated with increased trust in government in general, whereas perceptions of favoritism or patronage-characterized here as the nomination of campaign fundraisers-are associated with decreased levels of trust in the same. Notably, perceived nominee ideology has no perceptible effect on trust in government. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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