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Was the Tea Party Responsible for the Republican Victory in the 2010 House Elections?

SSRN Electronic Journal
2011
  • 2
    Citations
  • 2,326
    Usage
  • 3
    Captures
  • 0
    Mentions
  • 0
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  • Citations
    2
    • Citation Indexes
      2
  • Usage
    2,326
    • Abstract Views
      2,008
    • Downloads
      318
  • Captures
    3
  • Ratings
    • Download Rank
      191,537

Article Description

We test the hypothesis that the Tea Party won the House for Republicans. We find no support for the hypothesis. Instead, we find that variables long cited in the congressional elections literature - in particular, the incumbent’s previous electoral performance, the normal party vote in the district, candidate spending, and challenger experience - best explain the results of the 2010 elections.

Bibliographic Details

Jon R. Bond; Richard Fleisher; Nathan Ilderton

Elsevier BV

Congressional elections; Tea Party; 2010 midterm elections

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