Friends Don’t Let Friends Vote for Free Trade
The Dynamics of the Labor PAC Punishment Strategy over PNTR
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6339381 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David J Jackson (0000-0001-8645-6276, Bowling Green State University), Steven T Engel (Georgia Southern University), Steven Engel (Georgia Southern University) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 441-448 |
| Publication date | 2003-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Research Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1065-9129 • E-ISSN: 1938-274X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/106591290305600406 |
| OpenAlex | W1967256457 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 40 |
| References cited | 22 |
Studies of PAC contribution strategies tend to focus on the ways in which PACs seek to buy access to legislators or elect candidates friendly to their interests. What do PACs do when those to whom they have given large sums of money vote against their interest on a key piece of legislation? We examine whether labor PACs followed a strategy of punishment in order to send a message to Democrats who supported the passage of Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China (PNTR) in May 2000. We find that labor PACs punished pro-PNTR Democrats in a measured fashion indicating a deterrent form of punishment. A harsher form of punishment strategy was followed in an attempt to incapacitate those pro-PNTR candidates who were most electorally vulnerable. This behavior indicates that contributions are not just inducements to vote favorably or attempts to purchase access
Business · Economics · Law and economics · Legislation · Order (exchange · Political science · Punishment (psychology · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Finance
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| Unique citing works | 40 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,11 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2025 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 39 |