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The Electoral Consequences Of Party Loyalty In Congress, Jamie Carson
The Electoral Consequences Of Party Loyalty In Congress, Jamie Carson
Gregory Koger
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The Electoral Consequences Of Party Loyalty In Congress, Jamie Carson, Gregory Koger, Matthew J. Lebo, Everett Young
The Electoral Consequences Of Party Loyalty In Congress, Jamie Carson, Gregory Koger, Matthew J. Lebo, Everett Young
Gregory Koger
To what extent is party loyalty a liability for incumbent legislators? Past research on legislative voting and elections suggests that voters punish members who are ideologically “out of step” with their districts. In seeking to move beyond the emphasis in the literature on the effects of ideological extremity on legislative vote share, we examine how partisan loyalty can adversely affect legislators' electoral fortunes. Specifically, we estimate the effects of each legislator's party unity—the tendency of a member to vote with his or her party on salient issues that divide the two major parties—on vote margin when running for reelection. Our …