@zeynep @BrendanNyhan Or maybe party leaders only seem to have influence because they reflected the voters, and it was the voters all along.
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@SeanTrende@BrendanNyhan Polling and empirical work doesn't rally support that. It was a coalition. Tax cuts for rich never that popular.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@SeanTrende@BrendanNyhan Research is clear: elected officials respond to donors & rich constituents. Genuine crisis of representation.1 reply 3 retweets 2 likes -
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@zeynep@BrendanNyhan That's really not inconsistent with what I said.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@SeanTrende ? I don't think party policies were generally representing voter concerns, probably more severe on the R side.6 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@SeanTrende Hmm. I think the R coalition had long fractured, and the Tea Party wasn't what the "Party" projected onto it.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@SeanTrende Tea Party base wasn't concerned Party "not conservative enough" by elite definition but something else: http://scholar.harvard.edu/files/williamson/files/tea_party_pop.pdf …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@SeanTrende Tax-cut/trickle down/~trade/war abroad had not served base. Took very long to finally surface, actually. "The Party" held back.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@SeanTrende I'd love to read it. Yeah, I was trying to add footnotes to a tweet. Long form stuff for sure. Will be discussed for years!
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