Parties, Elections, and Whipping Votes in Congress

• In Event: Analyzing Parties in Congress: Whips, Pivots, & Party Leaders

Brief Overview

The purpose of this paper is to focus specifically on votes that we know are difficult for members and assess how their decisions on that set of votes affects the member’s electoral fortunes. We analyze whip counts to assess this relationship.

Authors

• Sarah A. Treul, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Jason M. Roberts, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill