Rally 'around the flag' effect

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The "rally 'round the flag" effect , in German also known as the hour of the executive , describes in political science the increased short-term support of the entire government or the political leaders of a country by the population in times of crisis or during a war.

Historical examples

terror attacs at the 11th September 2001

After the September 11, 2001 attacks, President George W. Bush saw an unprecedented surge in popularity. On September 10, Bush had a Gallup Poll rating of 51 percent. By September 15, his approval rating had risen 34 percent to 85 percent. Just a week later, Bush was at 90 percent, the highest approval rating ever achieved by an American president. More than a year after the attacks, Bush still received higher approval than before September 11th (68 percent in November 2002). Both the scope and duration of Bush's popularity are believed to have been the greatest surge in popularity after September 11, 2001.

COVID-19 pandemic

The values ​​of the Union have risen continuously since the beginning of the Corona crisis and were at their highest level in 3 years. This effect was also evident in other European countries, with the polls of French President Emmanuel Macron , Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson rising in the weeks after the pandemic hit their respective nations.

In the United States, the polls for President Donald Trump also rose slightly when the pandemic broke out.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Malte Lehming: The hour of the executive: How the corona crisis strengthens the rulers. In: tagesspiegel.de . March 30, 2020, accessed June 5, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Dominik Lawetzky: The "rally 'round the flag" effect - Dominik Lawetzky. In: dominiklawetzky.de. May 26, 2020, accessed June 5, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Marc J. Hetherington, Michael Nelson: Anatomy of a Rally Effect: George W. Bush and the War on Terrorism . In: PS: Political Science and Politics . 36, No. 1, 2003, pp. 37-42. doi : 10.1017 / S1049096503001665 .
  4. ↑ Margaret Ann Curran, James N. Schubert, Patrick A. Stewart: A Defining Presidential Moment: 9/11 and the Rally Effect . In: Political Psychology . 23, No. 3, 2002, pp. 559-583. doi : 10.1111 / 0162-895X.00298 .
  5. ↑ Union benefits from corona crisis: CDU / CSU increase significantly in survey. In: tagesspiegel.de . April 18, 2020, accessed June 5, 2020 .
  6. ^ Knut Krohn: Survey in France: Emmanuel Macron - a winner of the crisis. In: stuttgarter-nachrichten.de. March 18, 2020, accessed June 5, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Corona crisis brings Conte good survey results - TGR Tagesschau. In: rainews.it. June 5, 2020, accessed June 5, 2020 .
  8. ↑ Katrin Pribyl: Boris Johnson in the Corona Crisis: The Sick Man of Europe. In: augsburger-allgemeine.de. May 8, 2020, accessed June 5, 2020 .
  9. ^ Nate Silver: Trump's Reelection May Hinge On The Economy - And Coronavirus. In: fivethirtyeight.com. March 25, 2020, accessed June 5, 2020 .