Who are President Trump’s Allies in the House of Representatives

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ID13058266
AuthorsAndrew J Clarke (0009-0001-7239-1253, Lafayette College, corresponding author), J A Jenkins (0000-0001-7426-3370, Public and Science, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume15
Issue3
Pages415-429
Publication date2017-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Forum (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2194-6183 • E-ISSN: 1540-8884
PublisherDe Gruyter (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/for-2017-0029
OpenAlexW2767889491
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited8

We conduct a preliminary analysis of the first 200 days of the Donald Trump presidency, to determine who his principal allies in the US House have been. We build our analysis around three groups of Republicans, based on caucus affiliations: members of the Republican Main Street Partnership (RMSP), the Republican Study Committee (RSC), and the House Freedom Caucus (HFC). We find that House Republicans, regardless off caucus membership, broadly support President Trump and largely shared in the his electoral success. Yet, we also uncover suggestive evidence that the HFC is maneuvering into a position of influence with President Trump. Freedom Caucus members are more closely tied to his electoral performance than members of other conservative groups, and they appear to receive more time with the President relative to a comparable group of House Republicans. While these results are interesting, they are also initial and more time is needed to assess how President Trump builds a winning coalition with Republican House members

Caucus · General partnership · House of Representatives · Political science · Politics · Presidency · Principal (computer security · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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