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Item Does turnout matter?(2016-09-01) Rausch, Mary Scanlon; Rausch, John David, Jr.This paper examines the 2015 vote on a non-binding referendum on a portion of the program of downtown redevelopment in Amarillo, Texas. Despite early polls indicating that the referendum would be easy defeated, Amarillo voters approved building a multi-purpose event center (MPEV) as part of a wave of downtown redevelopment. The analysis considers the reasons why the referendum was approved despite the vocal opposition to it. We find that voter turnout played a significant role in the referendum’s approval. We also find that a professional campaign can win an election that seems lost at the beginning.Item Religion and Political Participation in Oklahoma City(Oklahoma Political Science Association, 1994-10) Rausch, John David, Jr.This study investigates the rate of political participation among Protestant evangelicals and fundamentalists in Oklahoma City. Using data collected by the 1991 Oklahoma City Survey (N~394), two competing hypotheses are tested. One hypothesis proposes that Evangelical and Fundamentalist Protestants (EFPs) strongly favor otherworldly preparations over personal involvement in political activities. This is found not to be the case. The competing hypothesis that the New Christian Right perceives a danger in the moral decay of American society and, therefore, participates more actively in politics also is found wanting. Participation in religious activities was found to be the significant indicator of political activity.Item Understanding the 2020 GOP Primary in Texas' 13th Congressional District - Includes the July 2020 Runoff Election (Revised and Updated)(Self, 2020-11) Rausch, John David, Jr.This paper expands the earlier Applied Politics Research Brief by including another variable to measure voter participation in the July 2020 runoff election. The addition of the new variable did not significantly improve the explanatory power of the model.Item Understanding the 2020 GOP Primary in Texas’ 13th Congressional District – Includes the July 2020 Runoff Election(Self, 2020-08) Rausch, John David, Jr.This paper examines the 2020 Republican primary election, including runoff, in the 13th Congressional District in northern Texas and the Texas Panhandle.