When Copycats Go Astray? An Individual-Level Study of the Electoral Effects of Mainstream Parties Responding to Challenger Parties

• In Event: Elections and legislatures

Brief Overview

Do mainstream parties lose votes when they usurp challenger party positions? This study examines how mainstream political party accommodation of challenger party positions influences individual vote choices.

Authors

• Christopher J Williams, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

• Maurits Meijers, Radboud University