Predicting Partnerships: Congressional Campaign Promises and Legislative Collaboration

• In Event: Collaboration in Legislatures

Brief Overview

We assess whether policy level positioning during a campaign translates to legislative cosponsorships with similarly positioned members. We find that members who take similar positions on the campaign trail are more likely to collaborate in Congress.

Authors

• Colin Rafferty Case, University of Iowa

• Emily Cottle Ommundsen, University of Mississippi