Issue ownership refers to ______.

A. the tendency of the public to view one of the parties as more competent in a policy area
B. what happens when a candidate successfully addresses an issue before her
opponent can
C. when the media falsely imputes certain values and policy positions to underdog
candidates
D. when a candidate makes one particular issue the theme of her campaign


Ans: A. the tendency of the public to view one of the parties as more competent in a policy area

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