Type of Document Master's Thesis Author Webb, Brian Michael Author's Email Address bwebb3@student.gsu.edu URN etd-04202007-083951 Title The Effect of Electoral Security on Partisan Support Degree Master of Arts Department Political Science Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Jeffery Lazarus Committee Chair Daniel Franklin Committee Member Richard engstrom Committee Member Keywords
- Electoral Security
- Party support
- Party leadership
- Vote margins
- Partisan loyalty
- Majority party
- Cartel Theory
Date of Defense 2007-04-18 Availability unrestricted Abstract I examine the relationship between the electoral security of congressmen, measured as vote margins in the previous election, and the support Members of Congress offer to their party. I develop a theory that predicts safe members will be more willing to support than vulnerable members and leaders demand more loyalty from safe members than vulnerable. This arrangement is rational and beneficial for leaders and both types of members. Using an OLS regression, I find basic support for my theory.Files
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