Possible Rational Support for the Mexican President and His Party

It is known that perception of the state of the country (especially regarding the economy and security) is related to support for the president and his party, this could be evidence of a rational support that rewards good governmental results, but there are contradicting hypotheses in this regard. T...

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Autor: Gutiérrez Sánchez, Héctor
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Revista Mexicana de Opinión Pública
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/86245
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rmop/article/view/86245
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Public opinion
presidential approval
rational choice
AMLO
Morena
elections
Opinión pública
Aprobación presidencial
Elección racional
Elecciones
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Sumario:It is known that perception of the state of the country (especially regarding the economy and security) is related to support for the president and his party, this could be evidence of a rational support that rewards good governmental results, but there are contradicting hypotheses in this regard. To investigate it, state level data on security and economy were collected, however, said data did not show substantive relationships either with presidential approval or with the vote for Morena, which doesn’t support a rational judgment. In contrast, a consistent relationship was found between government approval and receiving social programs, which could imply some rational thinking, but not necessarily provide adequate incentives for policy makers.