PPT-Incumbency

Vocabulary for understanding elections Elections Early Tuesday in November of even years Generally winners are either Republicans or Democrats Incumbents person that already holds the office theyre running for. Boas Boston University F Daniel Hidalgo University of California Berkeley Direct influence over communication media is a potent resource during electoral campaigns and politicians have an incentive to gain control of the airwaves to advance their ca The incumbency advantage arises in the model because on average incumbents have greater ability than challengers This is true for two reasons highability candidates are more likely to win election electoral selection and highquality incumbents deter 1143 other existing measures. that is a simple regression model with three explanatory variables therefore very easy implement (see equation familiar re- gression framework also enables one to potent Matthew Butler provided outstanding research assistance. I thank John DiNardo for numerous invaluable discussions, and Josh Angrist, Jeff Kling, Jack Porter, Larry Katz, Ted Miguel, and Ed Glaeser for * Matthew Butler provided outstanding research assistance. I thank John DiNardo for numerous invaluable discussions, and Josh Angrist, Jeff Kling, Jack Porter, Larry Katz, Ted Miguel, and Ed Glaeser 1 jessica@trounstine.com 2 For a more than a quarter of a century, from the early 1950s through the late 1970’sthe city government of San Jose, California was dominated by a reform organizationth Unit 4: Institutions. I. Scope . of incumbency . advantage (What kind of advantages do incumbents have?) . 12 Terms-24 years. HOR. 10 Terms-21 Years. HOR. Former Sen. Ted Kennedy (MA). 47 Years in Senate. and the role of the . governor General:. ASSESSING . SCHOLARLY OPINION . Johannes Wheeldon, Norwich University. Overview. The . Governor General’s . role in commissioning a Prime Minister . is often said to be . 1143 other existing measures. that is a simple regression model with three explanatory variables therefore very easy implement (see equation familiar re- gression framework also enables one to potent Unit 4: Institutions. What You Are Doing Today. Before we get into the REAL technical aspect of these concepts…. You will do a hands on case study to better understand by actually doing…. You are going to reapportion and redistrict the great state of Morgana using beans, butcher paper, pencils & erasers. The incumbency effect is when the voters prefer the incumbent because he has experience in the job and knows what he is doing better than how the other understands.. Speaker of the House. The . SotH.