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		<title>The Party Faithful: Partisan Images, Candidate Religion, and the Electoral Impact of Party Identification</title>
		<link>http://abstractpolitics.com/2011/05/the-party-faithful-partisan-images-candidate-religion-and-the-electoral-impact-of-party-identification/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 16:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[American voters tend to vote for their party&#8217;s candidate. That&#8217;s not news. The question is, why? Political science has usually relied on three answers. The psychological approach says that voters support their party because of a deep, emotional, psychological attachment to it (see The American Voter). The rational approach characterized partisanship as a &#8220;running tally&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Electoral Costs of Party Loyalty in Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I wrote about Ansolabehere and Jones&#8217;s article in AJPS showing that voters really do hold members of Congress accountable for their voting record in Congress. On the very next page in AJPS, we find another article on the same theme. But Carson et al. want to change the way we think about this accountability. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Constituents&#8217; Responses to Congressional Roll-Call Voting</title>
		<link>http://abstractpolitics.com/2010/08/constituents-responses-to-congressional-roll-call-voting/</link>
		<comments>http://abstractpolitics.com/2010/08/constituents-responses-to-congressional-roll-call-voting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 16:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://abstractpolitics.com/?p=248</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Turns out that democracy works, at least when it comes to voters holding members of Congress accountable for their voting record. For accountability to happen, we need to see three things: (1) Voters need to have specific opinions on specific issues before Congress; (2) voters need to know how their member of Congress actually voted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Partisan Polarization and Congressional Accountability in House Elections</title>
		<link>http://abstractpolitics.com/2010/05/partisan-polarization-and-congressional-accountability-in-house-elections/</link>
		<comments>http://abstractpolitics.com/2010/05/partisan-polarization-and-congressional-accountability-in-house-elections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 16:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shortly before the 2008 Congressional elections, only 36% believed that most members of Congress deserved reelection. These numbers were not unusual. Since consistent polling began in the 1970s, Congressional approval has rarely been higher than 40%. Nevertheless, 94% of U.S. House members won reelection. For years, political scientists have explained this seeming paradox by pointing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Campaign Communications in U.S. Congressional Elections</title>
		<link>http://abstractpolitics.com/2009/09/campaign-communications-in-u-s-congressional-elections/</link>
		<comments>http://abstractpolitics.com/2009/09/campaign-communications-in-u-s-congressional-elections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve long known that most voters pay little attention to campaign rhetoric; they pay far more attention to partisanship, incumbency, and other easily accessible considerations (although rhetoric certainly has its place). Still, candidates work hard to develop arguments that, they hope, will sway voters to their side. The question: How do candidates decide what to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Challenger Entry and Voter Learning</title>
		<link>http://abstractpolitics.com/2008/04/challenger-entry-and-voter-learning/</link>
		<comments>http://abstractpolitics.com/2008/04/challenger-entry-and-voter-learning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Previous research has indicated that experienced, high-quality candidates are more likely to challenge Congressional incumbents when there is evidence that the incumbent is vulnerable. This makes sense; running for office is costly, both in terms of time, money, and reputation, so why should a potential candidate incur these costs if the odds of success are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Candidate Quality, the Personal Vote, and the Incumbency Advantage in Congress</title>
		<link>http://abstractpolitics.com/2008/04/candidate-quality-the-personal-vote-and-the-incumbency-advantage-in-congress/</link>
		<comments>http://abstractpolitics.com/2008/04/candidate-quality-the-personal-vote-and-the-incumbency-advantage-in-congress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If democracy requires rotation in power, then the American Congress may not be all that democratic. In 1998, 2000, and 2002, over ninety-six percent of House incumbents who have sought reelection have won. These facts are clear. What is less clear is the source of this incumbency advantage. Previous research has suggested three answers. First, [...]]]></description>
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