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candidate quality: a standalone construct

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Political science

the electoral strength of challengers, often proxied by prior office, and the strategic decisions of strong candidates to run when conditions favor them.

In political science, candidate quality refers to the electoral strength of challengers, often proxied by prior office, and the strategic decisions of strong candidates to run when conditions favor them. This meaning comes from Jacobson (1989) in American Political Science Review.[1]

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office2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs prior3 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs quality6 fields · 13 citationsjingle · one name, six constructs

References

Jacobson, G. C. (1989). Strategic Politicians and the Dynamics of U.S. House Elections, 1946–86. American Political Science Review, 83(3), 773-793. https://doi.org/10.2307/1962060

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