The Electoral Implications of Legislative Candidate Selection Democratization
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DOI: 10.1017/s0007123425100744
Abstract: Abstract Amid declining public standing, many political parties seek to regain disaffected voters through various institutional strategies. One key approach is democratizing legislative candidate selection to grant party members or voters greater influence and signal… read more here.
Keywords: candidate selection; electoral implications; implications legislative; legislative candidate ... See more keywords
Proving Her Strength: The Partisan and Gendered Implications of Legislative Obstruction
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DOI: 10.1111/lsq.70026
Abstract: Why do some legislators continue to obstruct despite public support for compromise? We suggest that legislator gender and voter partisanship are key but often overlooked determinants of how voters process obstructive behaviors by legislators. Since… read more here.
Keywords: proving strength; implications legislative; strength partisan; gendered implications ... See more keywords