On the presidential campaign trail: Apologia of association |
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| Authors: | Kasie Mitchell Roberson Stacey L. Connaughton |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Communication, Miami University, 160 Bachelor Hall, Oxford, OH 45056, United States;2. Department of Communication, Purdue University, Beering Hall, Room 2114, 100 N. University Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2098, United States |
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| Abstract: | During the 2008 presidential primary campaign, the supporters of Senators Clinton, McCain, and Obama made a number of controversial public statements. After these remarks became public and a focus of media attention, the candidates and their surrogates/supporters engaged in what we term apologia of association. This study examines this previously unexplored apologetic form. |
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| Keywords: | Apologia Political campaigns Campaign discourse |
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