Study finds that views of swing voters do not matter much to presidential candidates

(SAGE) Despite the familiar belief that candidates must appeal to the 'moderate middle' of the voting public in order to win elections, US presidential candidates routinely take less-than moderate positions on a variety of issues. Are they catering to the extreme views of their respective core supporters? A new study out today finds that neither Republican nor Democratic presidential candidates are more than minimally responsive to the preferences of the swing voters.

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