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Electoral Politics and the Executive Veto: A Predictive Theory

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  • Grier, Kevin B
  • McDonald, Michael
  • Tollison, Robert D

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The authors argue that winner-take-all voting in states and the unequal distribution of electoral votes across states in presidential elections makes incumbent presidents rationally place more weight on the preferences of voters in closely contested, larger states when making policy decisions. This hypothesis is tested by examining whether presidential veto decisions are influenced by the floor votes of senators from these electorally crucial states. In a pooled sample of 325 individual bills from 1970 through 1988, the authors find significant evidence of this behavior by incumbent presidents. Copyright 1995 by Oxford University Press.

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  • Grier, Kevin B & McDonald, Michael & Tollison, Robert D, 1995. "Electoral Politics and the Executive Veto: A Predictive Theory," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, vol. 33(3), pages 427-440, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:ecinqu:v:33:y:1995:i:3:p:427-40
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