Senators' home-state reputations: Why do constituents love a Bill Cohen so much more than an Al D'Amato?

被引：20

作者：

Binder, S ^{[1
]}

Maltzman, F ^{[1
]}

Sigelman, L ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] George Washington Univ, Washington, DC 20052 USA

来源：

LEGISLATIVE STUDIES QUARTERLY | 1998年 / 23卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.2307/440239

中图分类号：

D0 [政治学、政治理论];

学科分类号：

0302 ; 030201 ;

摘要：

Prior analyses of the bases of legislators' popular support have provided a mixed set of findings. In this note, we lay out a series of hypotheses about the determinants of legislators' home-state reputations, and test these expectations using a 1996 survey in which 40 thousand constituents in all 50 states rated their senators' job performance. We find that ideological congruence, state demographics, and electoral factors best explain variation in senators' reputations. Parochial attention, partisanship, and legislative activism do little to boost senators' approval ratings.

引用

页码：545 / 560

页数：16

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