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The Legislative Legacy of Congressional Campaigns (Hardcover, New)
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The Legislative Legacy of Congressional Campaigns (Hardcover, New)
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Do members of Congress follow through on the appeals they make in
campaigns? The answer to this question lies at the heart of
assessments of democratic legitimacy. This study demonstrates that,
contrary to the conventional wisdom that candidates' appeals are
just cheap talk, campaigns actually have a lasting legacy in the
content of representatives' and senators' behavior in office.
Legislators face clear incentives to offer sincere claims in their
campaigns, so their appeals often serve as good signals about the
issues they will pursue in Congress. Levels of promise-keeping vary
in a systematic fashion across legislators, across types of
activity, across time, and across chamber. Moreover, legislators'
responsiveness to their appeals shapes their future electoral
fortunes and career choices, and their activity on their campaign
themes leaves a tangible trace in public policy outputs.
Understanding the dynamics of promise-keeping thus has important
implications for our evaluations of the quality of campaigns and
the strength of representation in the United States.
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