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Small Changes, Big Results: Legislative voting behavior in the presence of new voters
No full textPublication based on research carried out in the framework of the European Union Democracy Observatory (EUDO) of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute.The journal issue has been produced in the framework of the PIREDEU Project, one of the projects carried out by the EUDO Public Opinion Observatory.Changes in district boundaries in small magnitude electoral systems can have substantive consequences for representation. In the U.S., each decennial redistricting cycle infuses House districts with a large number of new voters, changing personal representation for many citizens. What effect does the influx of these new voters exert on member behavior? By assessing the extent of this change in constituencies in conjunction with member voting behavior on roll calls, we can determine if significant changes to a congressional district impact post-redistricting legislative behavior. Using panel data estimators and various measures of legislator behavior, we show evidence that supports this claim. Our findings have notable implications for debates over representation and electoral accountability in legislative assemblies.1. Using redistricting to assess constituency influence
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Republican advantages in candidate recruitment in 2010 haveled to an increasingly polarized House of Representatives
No full textIn 2010, the Republican Party regained the House of Representatives, gaining 63 seats from the Democrats. Jamie L. Carson and Stephen Pettigrew take a close look at what fueled this near unprecedented gain, as well as Republican victories in the Senate. They argue that rising unemployment, President Obama’s declining approval ratings across the board, and the Republican ability to field many more candidates with previous electoral experiences were all factors in the Democrats’ significant defeat. They write that one of the consequences of the 2010 result was a much more politically polarized Congress, something that is still very much the case in 2013
Supplemental_material – Supplemental material for Nationalization and the Incumbency Advantage
No full textSupplemental material, Supplemental_material for Nationalization and the Incumbency Advantage by Jamie L. Carson, Joel Sievert and Ryan D. Williamson in Political Research Quarterly</p
U.S. Representative Jamie L. Whitten Addressing Unknown Mississippi Agricultural Group
No full textMississippi Commissioner of Agriculture Jim Buck Ross introduces and pays tribute to U.S. Representative Jamie L. Whitten. Whitten discusses flood control and soil conservation; conservation challenges of the 1970s; rural development; agriculture; environmental movement and Rachel Carson\u27s Silent Spring; and the Environmental Protection Act
Jamie L. Whitten\u27s Testimony before the House Rules Committee on the First Concurrent Resolution on Fiscal Year 1983 Budget
No full textJamie L. Whitten\u27s testimony before the House Rules Committee on the first concurrent resolution on Fiscal Year 1983 Budget. Includes discussion of Appropriations Committee amendments to the resolution. Followed by exchange of questions and comments by Rules Committee members Richard Bolling, Claude Pepper, Shirley Chisholm, and Butler Carson Derrick. Testimony of U.S. Representatives Stanford E. Parris and Frank Wolfe on filed amendments regarding cost-of-living increases and pay adjustment increases for federal employees. Beginning of testimony of U.S. Representative Robert A. Roe on introduction of eleven amendments
Interview of Jamie Whitten on the Subject of Pesticides
No full textInterview of Jamie Whitten by Steven K. Meuche of WKAR and WKARFM of Michigan State University on the subject of pesticides. Discussion included the subject of Rachel Carson\u27s book Silent Spring; pesticides; House Agricultural Appropriations Subcommittee investigation of pesticides; government testing and research; persistent pesticide residues; pest control programs and research on the environmen
Why did Democrats lose seats in the 2020 elections? More incumbents ran in more competitive districts.
No full textDespite expectations that they would ride Joe Biden’s successful presidential election coattails to an increased majority in the US House of Representatives, the Democrats are likely to find themselves with a reduced majority heading into the 117th Congress. Ryan Williamson and Jamie Carson write that moderates likely lost their seats in this election because they were defending very competitive and often Republican-leaning districts in a nationalized election. With this in mind, they comment that Democrats must now consider how to promote their often diverse messages in ways that satisfies both the progressive and more moderate parts of the party
The story of the midterms is the triumph of the moderates – on both sides
No full textFollowing this week’s midterm elections, in 2019 the Democratic Party will be in the majority in the US House of Representatives. Ryan Williamson and Jamie Carson have previously argued that more moderate Democratic candidates were more likely to win House seats. Analyzing the midterm results, they find that this year Democratic candidates who were more moderate were indeed able to win back seats from incumbent conservative candidates, and were also more likely to outperform Clinton’s vote from 2016
Mississippi Salutes Jamie Whitten
No full textSlide show on U.S. Represenatives Jamie L. Whitten\u27s life and service to Mississippi. Discusses soil conservation; flood control; harbors at Pascagoula and Greenville; Appalachian Regional Council; rural services; extension services; 4-H Club; Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
Michelle Nunn’s midterm result shows that Georgia’s demographics may be shifting to favor the Democrats
No full textIn Georgia’s Senate race Republican David Purdue defeated Democrat Michelle Nunn by nearly eight points, despite polling that had shown a much closer contest. Jamie L. Carson, Joel Sievert, and Ryan D. Williamson reflect on Georgia’s midterm election results, writing that in gaining more than 40 percent of the vote, Nunn outperformed many previous Democratic candidates in the state. They argue that if the Democratic Party continues to field good candidates in Georgia, shifting demographics may mean that they will be able to take statewide races within a few election cycles
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