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David W. Brady
Researcher at Stanford University
Publications - 52
Citations - 2625
David W. Brady is an academic researcher from Stanford University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Politics & House of Representatives. The author has an hindex of 25, co-authored 52 publications receiving 2529 citations. Previous affiliations of David W. Brady include Hoover Institution.
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Out of Step, Out of Office: Electoral Accountability and House Members' Voting
TL;DR: This article investigated the relationship between incumbents' electoral performance and roll-call support for their party through a series of tests of the 1956-1996 elections and found that an incumbent receives a lower vote share the more he supports his party.
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Primary Elections and Candidate Ideology: Out of Step with the Primary Electorate?
TL;DR: This article examined the relationship between primary elections and candidate ideology and showed that congressional candidates handle the dilemma by positioning themselves closer to the primary electorate, which supports the idea that primaries pull candidates away from median district preferences.
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The Decline of Party in the U. S. House of Representatives, 1887-1968
TL;DR: In this article, the decline of party voting in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1887 to 1968 is analyzed, with the results showing that contemporary hypotheses and findings regarding legislative parties are generalizable over time, and a model is developed to measure the effects on party voting of external variables-party homogeneity, party conflict, presidential partisanship, and turnover; and internal variables-centralized leadership and caucus strength.
Book
Revolving Gridlock: Politics And Policy From Carter To Clinton
David W. Brady,Craig Volden +1 more
TL;DR: The Origins of Revolving gridlock Theoretical Foundations The Rise of Reagan and Budgetary Politics Reagans Last Years and the Bush Interregnum Unified Gridlock The Republican Congress Conclusion