Assessing Ideological Representation Using Policy Repositioning: Panel Evidence From 2012 to 2020
Published online on March 06, 2026
Abstract
American Politics Research, Volume 54, Issue 4, Page 487-499, July 2026.
Assessing ideological representation can be difficult because perceived ideology and party identification correlate strongly among presidential nominees. Democratic nominees are consistently liberal, and Republican nominees are consistently conservative. ...
Assessing ideological representation can be difficult because perceived ideology and party identification correlate strongly among presidential nominees. Democratic nominees are consistently liberal, and Republican nominees are consistently conservative. ...