Do Electoral Quotas Work after They Are Withdrawn? Evidence from a Natural...
Women and minorities have a tough time winning American elections. Although half of Americans are female, only 15% of Congress is. Although only 69% of Americans are white, 89% of state legislators and...
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We like to think that in our form of government, political officials represent the citizens at large. Trouble is, it’s hard to know what “represent” means. Often, we talk about representation through...
View ArticleThe Party Faithful: Partisan Images, Candidate Religion, and the Electoral...
American voters tend to vote for their party’s candidate. That’s not news. The question is, why? Political science has usually relied on three answers. The psychological approach says that voters...
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