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Politicologenetmaal 2010, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Mai 27-28 Workshop “The Postmodern Election Campaign: the Role of Parties and the Media” The day after: Islsmic Immigrants, economic recovery or cuts in government expenditures: the Dutch election campaign 2010 Jan Kleinnijenhuis Janet Takens Anita van Hoof [email protected] Wouter van Atteveldt Department of Communication Science, VU University Amsterdam Vraag voor de campagne: wat wordt HET thema o o o Islamitische immigranten (culturele dimensie – conservatieve kant) Economisch herstel (consensusissues - regeringspartijen) Bezuinigingen overheidsuitgaven (links-rechts-dimensie – rechtse kant) Semantic Network Analysis 2 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 2 Kengetallen 2010 • Grote volatiliteit 34 zetels verschoven tussen partijen (evenals in 1994, geringer dan in 2002) • Grote fragmentatie dan ooit, grootste partij slechts 31 zetels, slechts 1/5 van de stemmen entropie in NE, perplexiteit = 7.7 gelijke partijen Semantic Network Analysis 3 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam Waarom de Stemwijzer CDA-kiezers alle kanten opstuurt Semantic Network Analysis 4 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam Waarom Kieskompas CDA-kiezers wegjaagt Semantic Network Analysis 5 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam IntomartGfk poll 7th – 8th Mai June 7th – June 8th Correct: PvdD, CDA, SGP,D66,VVD; 1 zetel fout PvdA, GroenLinks, D66 echt fout: SP en CU te hoog, PVV te laag Dutch Election Campaign 2010 6 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 6 IntomartGfk poll PvdA verreweg de grootste op 34; PVV op 20 Dutch Election Campaign 2010 7 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 7 Four theories to explain short term shifts in election campaigns o Retrospective voting and news about real-world developments o Prospective issue voting and news about the issue positions of parties o Game theory and news on Cooperation and Conflict, Support and Criticism o Momentum, bandwagon/underdog effects, herding effect, and news on Success and Failure Mediating variables: propensity to vote, trust or striking features and striking events ? Semantic Network Analysis 8 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam Methode o Daily Content Analysis (Nieuwsmonitor) o Weekly Panel Survey data (IntomartGfk, 10 waves, (first wave early April n=1804, 10th wave 7-8th June n=1200) o reconstruction of personal, exponentially decaying, information sets o Operationalisation of mediating News Consumer Variables o Exploratory Data Analysis: logistic model Semantic Network Analysis 9 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam Noteworthy: campaign 2010 until April 23rd issue-oriented Table 1: The relative amount of attention for issue positions, support & criticism and success & failure per election year 1994 1998 2002 2003 2006 2010 (until April 23) Issue positions 34% 35% 28% 32% 38% 45% Support & Criticism (attack news) Success & Failure (horse race) 47% 49% 51% 49% 45% 41% 19% 16% 21% 19% 17% 14% *For reasons of comparability between election years the table excludes news in which parties do not play a role (the table does not include news about real world developments either). Dutch Election Campaign 2010 10 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam Table 2: Real world developments according to the media retrospective voting: terrifying real-world conditions in 2010 2010 2006 % aandacht % aandacht (all new s (real w orld types) only) 2003 2002 1998 Richting % aandacht Richting % aandacht Richting % aandacht Richting % aandacht Richting rechtse issues, overheidsfinanciën 28% 21% -0.20 12% 0,02 16 -0,08 12 -0,24 8 0,01 criminaliteitsbestrijding 11% 14% -0.02 11% -0,05 16 -0,26 23 -0,22 8 -0,30 onderw ijs 6% 5% -0.55 9% -0,24 6 -0,35 5 -0,05 3 -0,08 integratie immigranten 5% 5% -0.04 9% -0,16 8 -0,27 9 -0,36 8 -0,17 gezondheidszorg 6% 9% -0.26 8% -0,08 5 0,03 7 -0,17 8 -0,25 linkse issues, sociale ekerheid 5% 5% -0.47 7% 0,04 12 -0,32 6 -0,28 7 -0,01 consensusissues, ec.groei, w erk 4% 4% -0.10 7% 0,42 9 -0,46 4 -0,36 7 0,58 infrastructuur 11% 11% -0.29 6% -0,04 7 -0,35 8 -0,41 11 0,04 milieu 8% 10% -0.16 5% 0,05 6 -0,20 8 0,16 4 0,15 2% -0,12 1 -0,16 1% -0,21 3 -0,22 terreurbestrijding 0.20% internationale interventie 6% 4% overige issues 10% 11% n=8616 n=1306 T otaal -0.30 24% -0.21 Dutch Election Campaign 2010 11 n=3073 12 -0,03 n=2610 18 -0,24 n=2775 36 -0,22 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam n=2378 -0,02 11 Table 3: Issue positions of parties in 2010 election campaign according to the media, weighted by media attention Issue Positions 2010: what happened with leftist issues? PvdD GroenLinks CDA CU Natuur en milieu 18.73 24.47 23.67 6.91 Linkse issues, soc zek 0 4.52 -0.74 9.82 Gezondheidszorg 0.73 4.42 6.85 4.34 Ontwikkelingshulp . . 0.63 4.74 Normen en waarden . 0.78 19.57 9.83 Onderwijs . -1.15 6.62 0.3 Europese samenwerking . . 8.77 . Inzet Nederlandse militairen in het -1.13 buitenland 15.87 7.6 12.93 Werkgelegenheid . 6.44 5.45 4.19 Infrastructuur, Bereikbaarheid en mobiliteit . -1.07 59.75 1.6 Rechtse issues, bezuinigingen, belastingen 0.15 en -7.42 overheidsfinanciën 81.01 -3.98 Bestuurlijke vernieuwing 4.47 10.5 9.19 1.59 Criminaliteit en onveiligheid . 15.96 12.56 2.29 Asielzoekers en immigranten . 2.15 13.22 -0.04 Terreurbestrijding . 1.89 0.17 . SGP SP D66 PvdA VVD TON PVV 0.72 . 0.94 . 0.25 0 . -0.13 -0.84 . -1.26 1.59 1.85 -1.02 . 2.99 2.74 16.12 -0.81 1.64 -7.03 . -3.28 3.14 -2.93 -27.29 6 -3.11 1.13 . 4.63 0.38 1.89 . 1.87 12.18 -0.93 16.18 8.03 1.69 14.3 30.56 2.82 1.85 1.89 22.45 21.94 -4.54 1.67 31.23 1.24 . -3.8 22.47 5.41 1.08 25.2 7.06 17.24 1.89 -2.04 -10.78 -0.52 -3.24 -2.3 2.45 5.04 0.6 10.49 18.16 83.24 10.08 20.31 -5.07 1.89 -1.02 0 -0.73 -1.13 -3.46 -1.13 -3.67 . . . 14.82 2.71 . -1.96 . -2.3 -8.93 -1.48 -2.4 -0.29 -1.55 -6.74 -2.85 0.51 1.84 11.02 4.56 25.95 -35.52 0.34 Issue positions of parties in 2010 election campaign according to the media, weighted by media attention Dutch Election Campaign 2010 12 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 12 Table 4: Issue ownership in the eyes of Dutch voters, March 2010 Issue ownership: issue reputations March (n=1804) Dutch Election Campaign 2010 13 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 13 Table 4: Issue ownership in the eyes of Dutch voters, March 2010 Conflict & Coop between and within: wie krijgt er smoel ? Feb 19th – April 11th Dutch Election Campaign 2010 14 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 14 Table 4: Issue ownership in the eyes of Dutch voters, March 2010 Conflict & Coop between and within: wie krijgt er smoel ? April 26th – May 9th Dutch Election Campaign 2010 15 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 15 Table 4: Issue ownership in the eyes of Dutch voters, March 2010 Conflict & Coop between and within: wie krijgt er smoel ? May 10h – May 23trd Dutch Election Campaign 2010 16 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 16 Table 4: Issue ownership in the eyes of Dutch voters, March 2010 Conflict & Coop between and within: wie krijgt er smoel ? Dutch Election Campaign 2010 17 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 17 Table 4: Issue ownership in the eyes of Dutch voters, March 2010 Conflict & Coop between and within: wie krijgt er smoel ? Dutch Election Campaign 2010 18 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 18 Table 4: Issue ownership in the eyes of Dutch voters, March 2010 Conflict & Coop between and within: wie krijgt er smoel ? Dutch Election Campaign 2010 19 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 19 Voter flows: June 7th-8th as compared to 2006 elections Dutch Election Campaign 2010 20 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 20 Wie valt aan de kiezers positief of negatief op? Dutch Election Campaign 2010 21 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 21 Wie valt aan de kiezers positief of negatief op? Dutch Election Campaign 2010 22 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 22 Wie valt aan de kiezers positief of negatief op? Dutch Election Campaign 2010 23 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 23 Wie valt aan de kiezers positief of negatief op? Dutch Election Campaign 2010 24 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 24 Voter flows:June 7th-8th as compared to 2010 mun.el.March Dutch Election Campaign 2010 25 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 25 Voter flows May 17th- May 23rd Dutch Election Campaign 2010 26 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 26 Voter flows Dutch Election Campaign 2010 27 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 27 Voter flows Dutch Election Campaign 2010 28 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 28 Attribution of success and failure late March: all PvdA March 15th - March 28th Dutch Election Campaign 2010 29 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 29 Early april: VVD more success than PvdA March 29th - April 11th Dutch Election Campaign 2010 30 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 30 Attribution of success and failure in May: all VVD Mai 10h – Mai 23th Dutch Election Campaign 2010 31 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 31 Logistic model to explain whether one votes for a party in a given week variable type voter predispositions variable B S.E. Wald Sig. Last week's preference for party 6.26 0.06 12385 subjective media performance party 2.02 0.17 143 media performance party leader 1.05 0.17 39 content of one's media success and failure 0.05 0.01 12 (IP=issue position party)support from other parties -0.03 0.01 5 IP administrative reforms, efficiency 0.21 0.08 8 IP rightist issues, gov.cuts 0.06 0.02 6 IP EU, euro 0.29 0.12 6 IP (Christian) norms and values 0.16 0.07 5 IP immigrants and crime -0.13 0.07 3 IP employment, valence issues -0.07 0.05 2 IP environment -0.06 0.07 1 support from societal actors 0.02 0.03 0 IP leftist issues, social security, health, educ 0.02 0.05 0 IP Dutch military interventions -0.02 0.04 0 support from the media 0.00 0.03 0 Constant -4.62 0.04 11901 n=90909 nested party-voter-waves units; -2LL=11860; % correct = 99.0%; R2=0.75 Dutch Election Campaign 2010 32 Exp(B) 0.00 523.78 0.00 7.53 0.00 2.85 0.00 1.05 0.02 0.97 0.01 1.23 0.01 1.06 0.02 1.33 0.03 1.17 0.06 0.88 ns 0.94 ns 0.95 ns 1.02 ns 1.02 ns 0.99 ns 1.00 0.00 0.01 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 32 Logistic model per party o Christian Democrats (CDA) o strong impact of the (negative) media performance of the party on the voters (leadership of Balkenende, extramarital affair of family man De Vries). o Impact of news on struggles within (doubts about Balkenende, De Vries) o positive impact with their issue positions, for example with a strong position against crime. o The Socialist Party (SP) o Until May 23rd unable in 2010 to make impressions on the voters with issue positions. o Strong recovery after 2nd television debate; the come back of leftist issues Semantic Network Analysis 33 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 33 Logistic model per party o The Labour Party (PvdA) o did not succeed in making an impact with its issue positions in addition to the effects of subjective media performance until late April o Shifts of voters to, or from the party can be explained best by news on successes and failures (e.g. by the great successes attributed to the major of Amsterdam in his political honeymoon month) and by news about the support for (praise, positive remarks, rather than criticisms on!) the new leader of the Labour Party in the early weeks of the election campaign o VVD o strong impact due to its issue positions on rightist issues (cuts in government expenditures, tax cuts), government efficiency, norms and values. Semantic Network Analysis 34 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 34 Evaluation of the campaign o Highlights o Respect of party leaders for each other o Issues, although not always the most relevant issues (not: EU, Afghanistan, climate) o Sense of shame o Fragmented television debates fragmented political landscape o lack of clarity with regard to social effects of party programmes (e.g. de Volkskrant – Nyfer) o NOS journaal Mai 1st: internal dissent news about anonymous CDA-leaders who did not trust Balkenende Semantic Network Analysis 35 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam 35 Summary / Discussion Dutch Elections 2010 o It’s cuts in government expenditures, o It’s only the right side of the left-right axis o It’s the VVD Semantic Network Analysis 36 Department of Communication Science The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam DIM DIM_2 ER RODINA LDPR KPRF DS DSS SPO SRS SPS BE UK YABLOKO SKDU OKS SMK LU KDH SDA Smer HZDS SDL' SNS KSS RPS LDS SDS NSi SMS ZLSD SLS DeSUS SNS NP ON NU JTZYU SDPU-o SPU KPU ALP AD GRN OVP FPO Gru SPO Cross-national proximity scaling of party-issue-landscape 0.500 0.250 0.000 -0.250 -0.500 VLD MR CD&V VBN-VA SPSp CDH Gro! PS Eco FN 0.500 0.250 0.000 -0.250 -0.500 LD SNP ConLab PCy GR FDP CDU/CSU GRÜ SPD Schil PDS Rep DVU NPD DKP ND PASOK SYN DIM_2 0.500 0.250 0.000 -0.250 -0.500 MLP SE M X-B X-N X-U VVD D66 LPF CDA PvdA SGP CU GL SP CH FP KD C SAP MP V -0.500 0.250 -0.250 0.500 0.000 LPS FDP CVPGPS SPS EVP PdA SVP EDU SD -0.500 0.250 -0.250 0.500 0.000 -0.500 0.250 -0.250 0.500 0.000 DIM_1 DIM_1 37 Semantic Network Analysis US ANAP AKP DEHAP DYP CHP DSP GP MHP DIM_1 Pann FI LNUDC SDI Marg DS It.Val. Green PDCI AN RC H V FrP DNA SV KrF SpRV PSD PS CDS/PP Rep Dem -0.500 0.250 -0.250 0.500 0.000 MSFT JCP DPSDP NCP LDP Kom. -0.500 0.250 -0.250 0.500 0.000 Department of Communication Science DIM_1 DIM_1 The Network Institute, VU University Amsterdam DP CSV LSAP G ADR DL ES JP PT SDLP APNI NIW C PUP SF UUP DUP FN MPF RPF PS PCF V RPR UEM UDF LU NO TR NI IT Shin Lik Lab Bala Merz Raam Hada YhT Shas NRP AE IHUD PD FG FF LB GR SF ACT UF NP NZLP NZFP GPA PC Allc KOK SFP SDP VIHR KD KESK VAS PS IL FR V KF CD FrP SD RV KrF SF Enh DF NZ KKE NL NP AD X-D X-F X-S FI DISI EDI ADIK EDEK NEO DIKO KOP AKEL IE DK IS CY CA BQ PC LPC NDP GPC MT 0.500 0.250 0.000 -0.250 -0.500 CA DE DIM_2 DIM_2 0.250 0.000 -0.250 -0.500 BE PEV PCP PP CiU PNV PSOE IU