Stark choices in NH Congressional races
I haven't been following NH Congressional races very closely. And, even if I wanted more information, I'm not sure where I could get it. At least in NH2, both campaigns are full of utterly useless information: "[Ann Kuster says] 'Eff him!'" and "Charlie Bass voted for Congressional pay raises 3 times." (Oh, the horror!)
So I was happy to see that Boris Schor at the University of Chicago has put together a measure-- similar to NOMINATE-- of U.S. Congressional candidates' ideologies.
Unlike the scores I usually work with, these range from -3 (very liberal) to +3 (very conservative).
With the exception of Charlie Bass, all NH candidates are more extreme than the average of their parties. Bass scores a surprising (to me) +0.2, putting him near the center. Here are the scores:
Now this is information we can actually use!
Visit Boris' blogs here, here, and here for more details.
So I was happy to see that Boris Schor at the University of Chicago has put together a measure-- similar to NOMINATE-- of U.S. Congressional candidates' ideologies.
Unlike the scores I usually work with, these range from -3 (very liberal) to +3 (very conservative).
With the exception of Charlie Bass, all NH candidates are more extreme than the average of their parties. Bass scores a surprising (to me) +0.2, putting him near the center. Here are the scores:
| NH1 | D | Carol Shea-Porter | −1.33 |
| NH1 | R | Frank Guinta | 1.64 |
| NH2 | D | Ann Kuster | −1.73 |
| NH2 | R | Charles Bass | 0.2 |
Now this is information we can actually use!
Visit Boris' blogs here, here, and here for more details.