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Congressional Primaries Ideological Quagmires or Crucibles of Representation.

紀錄類型:	書目-電子資源 : Monograph/item
書名/作者:	Congressional Primaries Ideological Quagmires or Crucibles of Representation.
作者:	West, Mark Andrew.
出版者:	Ann Arbor : : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, , 2016
面頁冊數:	188 p.
附註:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 77-11(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International77-11A(E).
標題:	Political science.
ISBN:	9781339807980
摘要、提要註:	The "primarying" or targeting of more moderate incumbents by outside ideological groups is commonly discussed in the press as a force for polarization that makes legislative compromise more difficult. Yet, systematic studies of the phenomenon over time are rare. This dissertation uses Federal Election Commission (FEC) and other data to measure the effects of outside ideological contributions in Congressional primaries over three decades. This analysis confirms that outside ideological groups have a discernible effect on primary outcomes and frequently target more moderate incumbents. However, periods of strong targeting do not distort the relationship between Members of Congress and the voters they represent. Rather, periods of strong targeting are followed by stronger representation as measured by the correlation between Members of Congress's roll call ideologies and their states' and districts' underlying ideologies.

Congressional Primaries Ideological Quagmires or Crucibles of Representation.
West, Mark Andrew.

Congressional Primaries Ideological Quagmires or Crucibles of Representation. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2016 - 188 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 77-11(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Los Angeles, 2016.

The "primarying" or targeting of more moderate incumbents by outside ideological groups is commonly discussed in the press as a force for polarization that makes legislative compromise more difficult. Yet, systematic studies of the phenomenon over time are rare. This dissertation uses Federal Election Commission (FEC) and other data to measure the effects of outside ideological contributions in Congressional primaries over three decades. This analysis confirms that outside ideological groups have a discernible effect on primary outcomes and frequently target more moderate incumbents. However, periods of strong targeting do not distort the relationship between Members of Congress and the voters they represent. Rather, periods of strong targeting are followed by stronger representation as measured by the correlation between Members of Congress's roll call ideologies and their states' and districts' underlying ideologies.

ISBN: 9781339807980Subjects--Topical Terms:

179433
Political science.

Congressional Primaries Ideological Quagmires or Crucibles of Representation.
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