Personally I am finding it difficult to answer this question simply because I think as a country we love rooting for the underdog. Just the idea of the candidate who is viewed as less than emerging as victor is exciting.
However there is no denying the bandwagon effect. Just look at Donald Trump for example at first his statements were seen as racist, tyrannical, us vs. them hate speech but simply looking at the polls you can see he is gaining more popularity with every speech. Is his attitude and the amount of publicity surrounding him influencing votes?! Unfortunately we shall see very soon I just hope this bandwagon effect doesn't work in his
However there is no denying the bandwagon effect. Just look at Donald Trump for example at first his statements were seen as racist, tyrannical, us vs. them hate speech but simply looking at the polls you can see he is gaining more popularity with every speech. Is his attitude and the amount of publicity surrounding him influencing votes?! Unfortunately we shall see very soon I just hope this bandwagon effect doesn't work in his