Aragonés, Enriqueta; Castanheira, Micael; Giani, Marco - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012
priorities by emphasizing issues selectively during the political campaign. This phenomenon, known as priming, should allow … particular, we find that stronger priming effects can backfire by constraining parties to invest more resources in all issues … "historical issues" or to engage in issue stealing. Typically, the latter happens when priming effects are strong, and historical …