Party Unity Scores in House Roll Calls, 1972-2012
Bessette/Pitney’s AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS: DELIBERATION, DEMOCRACY AND CITIZENSHIP reviews the idea of "deliberative democracy." Building on the book, this blog offers insights, analysis, and facts about recent events.
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Party Unity
A new edition of Vital Statistics on Congress is now online. The section on voting alignments shows that party unity in the House has gone up on both sides. In some years, average Democratic unity scores exceeded GOP scores; in other years, the reverse was the case. There has seldom been much difference.