PRESIDENTIAL COATTAILS REVISITED: PARTISANSHIP AND INCUMBENCY EFFECTS
In: American journal of political science: AJPS, Band 23, Heft 3, S. 615-626
ISSN: 0092-5853
THIS PAPER SUGGESTS PREVIOUS THEORIES ON THE PRESIDENTIAL COATTAILS EFFECT ARE INADEQUATE, AND DESCRIBES AND TESTS AN ALTERNATE EXPLANATION USING SRC-COS DATA FOR FIVE ELECTIONS. THE MODEL FAILS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE ELECTION RESULTS AND POSSIBLE ADDITIONAL ANALYSES ARE DISCUSSED.