Issue Politics in Congress |
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| Author:
| Sulkin, Tracy |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-67132-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2005 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.99 |
Book Description:
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This book explores how legislators respond the their electoral challengers' critiques. The conventional wisdom is that winners ignore their challengers, but Sulkin shows that their campaigns have a lasting legacy in the content of legislators' behavior in office. In an effort to shore up their weaknesses before the next election, winning legislators take up the issues prioritzed by these challengers in their campaigns and incorporate them into their agendas, introducing, cosponsoring,...
More DescriptionThis book explores how legislators respond the their electoral challengers' critiques. The conventional wisdom is that winners ignore their challengers, but Sulkin shows that their campaigns have a lasting legacy in the content of legislators' behavior in office. In an effort to shore up their weaknesses before the next election, winning legislators take up the issues prioritzed by these challengers in their campaigns and incorporate them into their agendas, introducing, cosponsoring, and speaking on the floor about legislation dealing with these themes.