Even without ‘Senate’ electoral votes, the size of the U.S. House of Representatives could still determine the outcome of presidential elections

Barthélémy, Fabrice, Martin, Mathieu and Piggins, Ashley (2014) Even without ‘Senate’ electoral votes, the size of the U.S. House of Representatives could still determine the outcome of presidential elections. USApp– American Politics and Policy Blog (27 Nov 2014). Website.

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Earlier this year on this blog, Fabrice Barthélémy, Mathieu Martin, and Ashley Piggins showed that under the Electoral College system, the arbitrary size of the House of Representatives, not the voters, can determine the outcome of a presidential election. They referred to work by Nicholas R. Miller to explain this ‘House size effect.’ Here he further explores the issue and writes that, even without ‘Senate’ electoral votes, the winner of the electoral vote could still depend on the size of the House.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2014 The Authors, USApp– American Politics and Policy Blog, The London School of Economics and Political Science.
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
Date Deposited:	03 Dec 2014 12:47
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 19:09
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/60401

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