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Courting Constituents? An Analysis of the Senate Confirmation Vote on Justice Clarence Thomas

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  • Overby, L. Marvin
  • Henschen, Beth M.
  • Walsh, Michael H.
  • Strauss, Julie

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The increasing public attention paid to Supreme Court nominations has elevated the salience of Senate confirmation battles, raising interesting questions about the impact of constituency preferences on senators' voting behavior. In this article, we explore this relationship using a logistical regression model to examine the impacts of African-American constituency size and the proximity of reelection on the roll call behavior of senators on the Clarence Thomas confirmation vote. Our analyses indicate that these factors were both statistically and substantively significant in the Thomas case. We conclude by discussing the theoretical and practical implications of such findings.

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  • Overby, L. Marvin & Henschen, Beth M. & Walsh, Michael H. & Strauss, Julie, 1992. "Courting Constituents? An Analysis of the Senate Confirmation Vote on Justice Clarence Thomas," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 86(4), pages 997-1003, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:86:y:1992:i:04:p:997-1003_09
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