Rethinking the Normal Vote, the Personal Vote, and the Impact of Legislative Professionalism in U.S. State Legislative Elections
| Autor: | William D. Berry, Thomas M. Carsey, Jonathan Winburn |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
021110 strategic
defence & security studies Spoilt vote 05 social sciences 0211 other engineering and technologies ComputingMilieux_LEGALASPECTSOFCOMPUTING Legislature 02 engineering and technology Ranked voting system Public administration 0506 political science Representation (politics) Single non-transferable vote Redistricting Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Contingent vote Political science Political Science and International Relations 050602 political science & public administration Legislator |
| Zdroj: | State Politics & Policy Quarterly. 17:465-488 |
| ISSN: | 1946-1607 1532-4400 |
| Popis: | Legislators might rely on their partisan base for electoral support—what scholars call their normal vote—or they may cultivate support among nonpartisans through casework or constituency service—what scholars call a personal vote. Previous research frequently argues that legislators face a tradeoff between pursuing the normal vote and a personal vote as traditionally defined, often focusing on resources used by incumbents to build their personal vote. In contrast, we argue that securing the support of partisans and nonpartisans alike should be evaluated based on how a legislator performs in office, and that the so-called normal and personal vote need not be viewed as in conflict. We evaluate our claims using data from state legislative elections following redistricting, focusing on legislative professionalism to measure the resources available to incumbents that they might use to cultivate a personal note. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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