Tom Patterson's research on how journalists frame elections has shown that over the past many years journalists have_______.
A) continued to use the horse-race frame for most news stories
B) increasingly avoided negative frames that alienate voters
C) changed from horse-race frames to issue frames
D) made less use of any type of frame

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Tom Patterson's research indicates that journalists have continued to use the horse-race frame for most news stories, focusing on who is winning or losing rather than on substantive issues.

Tom Patterson's Research on How Journalists Frame Elections Has Shown