Senator Opposition to Supreme Court Nominations: Reference Dependence on the Departing Justice |
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Authors: | L J ZIGERELL |
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Abstract: | Research indicates that senators evaluate U.S. Supreme Court nominations on two ideological dimensions: the distance between themselves and the nominee, and the potential effect confirmation would have on the Court median. My analysis of nominations from 1968 to 2006 provides evidence that senators are also influenced by the ideological contrast between the nominee and the departing justice. |
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