The purging, civil rights advocates claimed, disproportionately affected black voters.
On the campaign trail, reporters ask Mrs. Kennedy whether her husband's past reputation as a fast-living bachelor will affect voters.
"But that doesn't mean it affects voters in how they actually vote."
To see the effect of the economy on the elections more clearly, it is necessary to ask how the economy affects voters.
And who knows how Nebraska's legal problems and deteriorated image will affect voters.
It is the first chance for a campaign to find out if its message is affecting voters - should the campaign stay the course or change tactics?
Recessions can have major political consequences, affecting voters nationwide.
Jim's first book was Voting to Kill (2006), about how the 9/11 attacks affected American voters.
In recent weeks the federal effort has also been clouded by a series of missteps that appear to have affected mostly civilian voters.
He has provided a tax relief package that will affect more voters than almost anything else he could have done.