jaichind
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Political Matrix
E: 9.03, S: -5.39
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« on: July 17, 2013, 10:27:33 PM » |
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I think DW-Nominate is a score that measures relative ideological positions within the Chamber itself and does not really measure positions relative to previous Chambers. What these data does say is that the partisan differences are greater today than the last 60 years which makes sense. 60 years ago we had the GOP having Conservative and Progressive factions with the Dems have Southern Populist and Northern Liberal factions. Even FDR thought about an realignment where the Progressive and Liberal factions merge which is what took place over the last 60 years and at lot slower than FDR envisioned.
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