POLS 489 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Desertion
28 Sep 2016
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Chapter 8: strategic entry (strategic voting, party labels, and entry) Candidates run based on voters, knowing if they will be elected or not. Desertion of the weak & desertion of the strong. Long term perspectives: candidates know they will not win this election, but could possibly win in the future by building their brand. , candidates jumping into races that they know they will not win. Endorsements: nomination or endorsement of a political party, which gives voters an idea of what the candidate stands for, gives the candidate legitimacy, tells you if a candidate name is viable. Eu = expected utility (what you expect your benefit to enter will be) Expectation of being better off after the race. E endorsement (from a party)/ expectation of winning. Proportionality (effective number of parties) (relationship between votes/seats) Expected proportionally (the expected relationship between votes and seats)
