Fenno (1978), Wright (1989), and other scholars suggest that legislators will be particularly responsive to various subgroups in their constituency, i.e., what might be termed the "core constituency." We explore the degree to which Republican and Democrat House incumbents respond differently to...

The increase in income inequality in the United States over the past three decades has been well documented, though Americans differ in their perceptions of rising inequality. In this article we investigate the degree to which context shapes individuals' perceptions of rising income inequality...

In this article, we develop and test a model of competing theoretical explanations of Latino attitudes toward immigration; specifically examining their policy preferences on legal immigration, illegal immigration, and a proposed policy for dealing with illegal immigrants. We also consider...

This article examines the factors that form voters' perceptions of the parties' chances of winning at both the national and the local levels. Copyright (c) 2006 Southwestern Social Science Association.

The article examines the factors that influence the frequency whereby scholarly articles published by Canadian political scientists are cited. Copyright (c) 2008 by the Southwestern Social Science Association.