2008 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

Saturday, April 5-12:45 pm
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The Internet and the Politics News Market
We develop and test a framework for understanding how the
Internet has changed the political news market. Our results show
that those getting news from the Internet are those who cannot find
their preferences elsewhere.
Daniel Butler, Yale University
daniel.butler@yale.edu
Norman Nie, Stanford University
nhnie@stanford.edu
Trey D. Miller, Stanford University
millerdw@stanford.edu
Saar Golde, Stanford University
sgolde@stanford.edu
The Trade Union Movement and the Internet
In this paper, the impact of the Internet on the trade union
movement is analyzed and the answers of these questions are
searched: What is the impact of the Internet on trade union
movement Can the Internet strengthen labor solidarity and
unionism
Naci Gundogan, Anadolu University
ngundoga@anadolu.edu.tr
Strategic Obfuscation by Members of Congress
The heterogeneity of congressional districts will be positively
related to issue obfuscation by members through their wholesale
communication channels (e.g., the Internet) and heavier reliance on
retail channels.
David M. J. Lazer, Harvard University
david_lazer@harvard.edu
Kevin M. Esterling, University of California, Riverside
kevin.esterling@ucr.edu
Michael A. Neblo, Ohio State University
neblo.1@osu.edu
Curt Ziniel, University of California, Riverside
curtziniel@gmail.com
Christine B. Williams, Bentley College
cwilliams@bentley.edu
38-12 PARTIES AND PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS
Room Salon 1 on the 3rd Floor, Sat at 12:45 pm
Chair Nicol C. Rae, Florida International University
raen@fiu.edu
Paper Origins of Success: Barry Goldwater and the Contemporary
Republican Party
This paper analyzes the electoral coalition of Barry Goldwater
in 1964, and then examines the degree to which the electoral
base of the contemporary Republican Party can be traced back to
Goldwater's 1964 effort.
Mark D. Brewer, University of Maine
mark.brewer@umit.maine.edu
Jeffrey M. Stonecash, Syracuse University
jstoneca@maxwell.syr.edu
Paper Leading the Policy Image of the Party: President Bush and
Stem Cell Research
This paper examines President Bush’s actions on stem cell research
within the broader scope of changes in the party system. I argue that
presidents use the powers of their office to lead their parties’ policy
image.
Amnon Cavari, University of Wisconsin, Madison
cavari@polisci.wisc.edu
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Party Politics at the 2004 Iowa Caucus: A Profile of Second
Choice Voting
Senator John Kerry’s victory at the 2004 Iowa Caucus was due
largely to deals he cut with other candidates involving the trading
and leveraging of Caucus votes. This paper examines these deals
and the resulting strategic “second choice” voting.
Andrea L. Mayer, Georgetown University
alm63@georgetown.edu
Briana R. Morgan, Georgetown University
brm24@georgetown.edu
Congressional Consideration of Democratic Reform
I explore how our elected federal representatives may prevent
democratic reforms, specifically changes of the presidential election
system. Analysis focuses on efforts to win endorsement of national
popular election during the twentieth century.
Gary Bugh, Texas A&M University
gary.bugh@tamut.edu
Parties vs. Interest Groups: Coordination and the 50-State
Strategy
This paper examines the rationale behind the 50-State Strategy
implemented by DNC Chair Howard Dean, arguing that this
strategy offers a solution to the collective action problems perenially
confronted by the Democratic Party in national elections.
Jocelyn D. Shadforth, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
shadfort.joce@uwlax.edu
Nicol C. Rae, Florida International University
raen@fiu.edu
40-10 LEGISLATURES AND INTERBRANCH BATTLES I
Room Salon 7 on the 3rd Floor, Sat at 12:45 pm
Chair Richard Fleisher, Fordham University
fleisher@fordham.edu
Paper Congressional Oversight: Causes and Consequences
This paper analyzes the factors affecting the degree to which
congressional committees oversee the bureaucracy, examining
relevant features of oversight committees, overseen agencies, and
the extent to which opportunities for oversight are available.
Brian D. Feinstein, Harvard University
bdfeinst@fas.harvard.edu
Paper Exploring Co-Partisan Effects in Congressional Voting on Trade
Policy in the U.S.
I examine explanations for the co-partisan effect in Congressional
trade policy voting in the Post-war period: MCs are more supportive
of freer trade when the President is of their party, yet the causes of
this pattern are poorly understood.
David Karol, University of California, Berkeley
dkarol@berkeley.edu
Paper Regulatory Statute, Supreme Court Decisions, and
Congressional Overrides
We extend recent work that has examined Congress’s role in
overriding Supreme Court decisions in civil rights and civil liberties
law to regulatory law.
Jason D. Mycoff, University of Delaware
mycoff@udel.edu
Jacquelyn S. Bryan, University of Delaware
jsbryan@udel.edu
Alex G. Stanzione, University of Delaware
astanz@udel.edu
Disc. Keith Smith, University of Oregon
keith@uoregon.edu
Richard Fleisher, Fordham University
fleisher@fordham.edu
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