Answer to Question #271552 in Political Science for Lambertini

Question

react to the statement, we do not need so many presidential candidates in The Gambia.

Answer 1

Over the course of two years, the positions of a few candidates varied as they became more or less important to the public, while the partisan and issue dimensions got increasingly connected as the parties polarized on new issues, resulting in convergence of the dimensions. A recent study placed the candidates in the context of societal divisions, demonstrating how closely they were seen by a number of Gambia social groupings. The conclusion framed the study within the context of electoral change, tracking the components of that transformation and identifying the significance of issue realignment in the outcomes.