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Assessing Candidates at Home and Abroad: A Comparative Analysis of Colombian Expatriates in the 2010 Presidential Elections

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Cristina Escobar ,
Renelinda Arana  and
James A. McCann
Cristina Escobar
Affiliation:
solcescobar@gmail.com
Renelinda Arana
Affiliation:
Our Lady of the Lake University RenelindaArana@ollusa.edu
James A. McCann
Affiliation:
Purdue University mccannj@purdue.edu
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Abstract

This article examines candidate favorability among Colombian expatriates and Colombians in the home country in the 2010 Colombian presidential elections. It analyzes the influence of several socioeconomic, migratory, mobilizing, and contextual factors on candidate appraisal using a large exit poll conducted at Colombian consulates in five cities in the United States and Europe and five cities with high emigration rates in Colombia. Aside from differences in candidate favorability stemming from socioeconomic variables (education, income, and religious affiliation), Colombians living abroad largely evaluate candidates in ways similar to Colombians living in the country.

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Latin American Politics and Society , Volume 56 , Issue 2 , Summer 2014 , pp. 115 - 140
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Copyright © University of Miami 2014

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