Toward an Ideological Common Space: Extending Bonica's CFscores to Non-Donating Citizens

• In Event: Electoral Politics in the U.S.

Brief Overview

Bonica’s (2014) campaign finance ideology scores, or CFscores, allow direct comparisons of elite and donor ideology. This paper expands the range of possible uses for CFscores, by imputing them for non-donating citizens as well.

Author

• Seth Babson Warner, Pennsylvania State University