Tag Archives: ideology

What are the philosophical differences between the parties?

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Kelly Patterson

Differences between the two parties begin with questions about human nature and the good society. Differences between political parties reflect differences in how individuals view the world. These views can be traced back to philosophical questions that have concerned political … Continue reading →

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Do statistics (like absentee rates) matter in reelection campaigns?

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Adam Brown

I encourage voters to use these statistics to supplement other information, not to supplant it. I calculate a lot of statistics about the Utah legislature. Lately, I’ve noticed various statistics being used in some of the nomination battles that are … Continue reading →

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Why are Liljenquist’s former colleagues split on his candidacy?

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Adam Brown

Liljenquist’s former colleagues are evenly split on his candidacy, but it’s hard to explain the split using ideology. Today, Dan Liljenquist announced that 13 of the 22 Republicans in the state senate have endorsed his challenge against Orrin Hatch. I … Continue reading →

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Profiles of Utah legislators

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Adam Brown

The 2012 legislative session is coming. Here’s a couple of things to help you get ready. First, I’ve taken data that I’ve written about in the past (such as ideology scores, legislator absenteeism, bill sponsorship activity, and floor power) and … Continue reading →

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BYU vs Utah: Not Just a Sporting Rivalry

Posted on December 9, 2011 by Quin Monson

This analysis was performed by Jordan Rogers, a student research fellow at BYU’s Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy, in collaboration with CSED faculty. The writing is mostly his. Inquiries about this research should come to me (Quin … Continue reading →

Posted in Everything | Tagged bias, ideology, jason chaffetz, jim matheson, jon huntsman, mike lee, mitt romney, orrin hatch, partisanship, rick perry, student research, utah voter poll | Comments Off

Cage match: Fred Cox and Janice Fisher

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Adam Brown

On close votes, Fred Cox and Janice Fisher disagree 57% of the time. Update: I produced a new “cage match” post in July 2012 comparing Cox and Fisher. I encourage you to read that one, as this one is now … Continue reading →

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What do Romero and McAdams disagree on?

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Adam Brown

Looking across all 1,416 votes, Romero and McAdams disagreed only 64 times Ross Romero, the Democratic leader in Utah’s Senate, announced in September that he would run for Salt Lake County mayor.A few weeks later Ben McAdams, Romero’s Democratic colleague … Continue reading →

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Do Wimmer and Sandstrom agree on everything?

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Adam Brown

Wimmer and Sandstrom have voted against each other 257 times We now have two Republican members of the state legislature planning to run against each other in the newly-created 4th Congressional district. It’s been clear for months that Carl Wimmer … Continue reading →

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Are legislators faithful to their constituents?

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Adam Brown

The correlation between district partisanship and legislator ideology is not perfect, but it is nevertheless strongly positive. This analysis was performed by Robert Richards, a student research fellow at BYU’s Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy, in collaboration … Continue reading →

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How different are Romney and Perry ideologically?

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Adam Brown

Rick Perry is slightly to the right of Mitt Romney, but only slightly. Political scientists have worked for years to find ways of measuring politicians’ ideology. By far, the best method we presently have is known as NOMINATE (and its … Continue reading →

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