Partisan Affiliation and the Evaluation of Non-Prototypical Candidates
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13015652 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexander W Severson (Florida State University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 121-147 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Experimental Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2052-2630 • E-ISSN: 2052-2649 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/xps.2017.35 |
| OpenAlex | W2807207332 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 29 |
Ideologically impure candidates—RINOs and DINOs—risk losing the endorsement of their fellow copartisans. However, which copartisans? In this article, I assess how party affiliation and the strength of partisan affiliation condition the evaluation of ideologically impure, non-prototypical candidates. Using a nationally representative survey experiment, I present evidence that while partisans negatively evaluate non-prototypical copartisans, there is not a consistent relationship between strength of identification and the degree of punitiveness. Moreover, candidate non-prototypicality causes convergence in candidate support between Republicans and Democrats. My results provide evidence that nominal partisan affiliation is by itself insufficient to save an ideologically non-prototypical candidate from the rebuke of fellow copartisans and thus that the “in-name-only” charge holds some weight
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |