“Pledges and Payoffs: Evidence from NRA Resource Allocation in Congressional Campaigns, 2009-2017"

• In Event: Donors and Interest Groups in Electoral Campaigns

Brief Overview

We examine how non-incumbent candidates solicit endorsements and other campaign resources using a new dataset of vote- and questionnaire-based grades assembled by the National Rifle Association (NRA).

Authors

• Benjamin Shaver, Northwestern University

• Gabriel Foy-Sutherland, Hamilton College