Sean A Cain
Biographic Data
| ID | 4800871 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sean A Cain |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sean A |
| FAMILY NAME | Cain |
| SIGNATURE | CAIN S A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Loyola University New Orleans |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1756-6652 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Robert G Boatright, Congressional Primary Elections, reviewed by Sean A Cain
Better Know a District
Why do some congressional candidates hire pollsters, while others do not? Prior work claims candidates hire them when they face close contests. This argument does not explain the selection of pollsters in uncompetitive races, especially by incumbents, who also use pollsters to monitor the ramifications of some demographic changes in their districts and ideological incongruity with the constituencies. These determinants should be evident for the u…
Polls and Elections
Recent scholarship into American political parties argues that the power to nominate presidential candidates has not entirely devolved from the party to voters but retains party influence via a network of allied actors including political consultants. Once party elites coalesce around a preferred candidate, primary voters tend to comply with their will. However, scholarship has not yet shown whether consultants help produce this effect. Consultan…
Fundraising Consultants and the Representation of National versus Local Donors in US House Election Campaigns
Does the relationship of political consultants to national political party committees influence whether US House candidates who use fundraising specialists appeal to national or local campaign donors? This question clarifies whether campaign fundraising is a means to represent the interests of donors across the nation or the local concerns of interests within congressional districts. Recent scholarship argues that donors give to non-local candida…
An Elite Theory of Political Consulting and Its Implications for U.S. House Election Competition
An Elite Theory of Political Consulting and Its Implications for U.S. House Election Competition
Better Know a District
Why do some congressional candidates hire pollsters, while others do not? Prior work claims candidates hire them when they face close contests. This argument does not explain the selection of pollsters in uncompetitive races, especially by incumbents, who also use pollsters to monitor the ramifications of some demographic changes in their districts and ideological incongruity with the constituencies. These determinants should be evident for the u…
Polls and Elections
Recent scholarship into American political parties argues that the power to nominate presidential candidates has not entirely devolved from the party to voters but retains party influence via a network of allied actors including political consultants. Once party elites coalesce around a preferred candidate, primary voters tend to comply with their will. However, scholarship has not yet shown whether consultants help produce this effect. Consultan…
Fundraising Consultants and the Representation of National versus Local Donors in US House Election Campaigns
Does the relationship of political consultants to national political party committees influence whether US House candidates who use fundraising specialists appeal to national or local campaign donors? This question clarifies whether campaign fundraising is a means to represent the interests of donors across the nation or the local concerns of interests within congressional districts. Recent scholarship argues that donors give to non-local candida…
An Elite Theory of Political Consulting and Its Implications for U.S. House Election Competition
Fundraising Consultants and the Representation of National versus Local Donors in US House Election Campaigns
Does the relationship of political consultants to national political party committees influence whether US House candidates who use fundraising specialists appeal to national or local campaign donors? This question clarifies whether campaign fundraising is a means to represent the interests of donors across the nation or the local concerns of interests within congressional districts. Recent scholarship argues that donors give to non-local candida…
Better Know a District
Why do some congressional candidates hire pollsters, while others do not? Prior work claims candidates hire them when they face close contests. This argument does not explain the selection of pollsters in uncompetitive races, especially by incumbents, who also use pollsters to monitor the ramifications of some demographic changes in their districts and ideological incongruity with the constituencies. These determinants should be evident for the u…
Polls and Elections
Recent scholarship into American political parties argues that the power to nominate presidential candidates has not entirely devolved from the party to voters but retains party influence via a network of allied actors including political consultants. Once party elites coalesce around a preferred candidate, primary voters tend to comply with their will. However, scholarship has not yet shown whether consultants help produce this effect. Consultan…
Robert G Boatright, Congressional Primary Elections, reviewed by Sean A Cain
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