The Choosers or the Choices? Voter Characteristics and the Structure of Electoral Competition as Explanations for Ticket Splitting
The Choosers or the Choices? Voter Characteristics and the Structure of Electoral Competition as Explanations for Ticket Splitting
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选择者还是选择？
DOI：
10.1111/1468-2508.t01-1-00130
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发表时间：
2003
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通讯作者：
Douglas D. Roscoe
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作者：
Douglas D. Roscoe
本研究将全国选举研究（NES）的数据与国会候选人的素质和支出数据相结合，以评估选票分裂的解释。结果表明，选民和候选人的特征都很重要，但候选人层面的变量作为一个整体比个人层面的变量更能说明票的分裂。NES数据还用于评估候选人素质和支出如此重要的原因。候选人通过各种各样的竞选活动，特别是那些未经调解的活动，鼓励分裂选票。此外，现任议员还受益于选区服务和猪肉桶立法，这助长了他们所在选区选民之间的选票分裂。
This research combines National Election Study (NES) data with data on congressional candidate quality and spending to assess explanations for ticket splitting. The results indicate characteristics of both voters and candidates are important, but candidate-level variables as a whole provide a better account of ticket splitting than individual-level variables. NES data are also used to evaluate the reasons why candidate quality and spending are so important. Candidates encourage ticket splitting through various campaign activities, especially those that are unmediated. Additionally, incumbents benefit from constituency service and pork barrel legislation, which foster ticket splitting among voters in their districts.