Did the Tea Party Win the House for the Republicans in the 2010 House Elections?

    Authors

    J. R. Bond; R. Fleisher;N. A. Ilderton

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Forum-A J. Appl. Res. Contemp. Polit.

    Keywords

    Tea Party; congressional elections; 2010 elections; MIDTERM ELECTIONS; QUALITY; Political Science

    Abstract

    We test the hypothesis that the Tea Party won the House for Republicans in 2010. We find no support for this hypothesis. Instead, we find that variables long cited in the literature on congressional elections-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.

    Journal Title

    Forum-a Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics

    Volume

    10

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-2012

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    17

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000310694400008

    ISSN

    2194-6183

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