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"Super" Representation: The Relationship Between Elected Officials And Their Constituents, Joshua Shulman
"Super" Representation: The Relationship Between Elected Officials And Their Constituents, Joshua Shulman
Honors Scholar Theses
The following paper is about the relationship between elected officials and their constituents. Seniority and margin of victory are studied to determine their effects on said relationship. The institution of superdelegates in the Democratic nominating process is studied from 1984-2008 to make this thesis empirical.