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I wouldn't call DW-NOMINATE non-transparent (0.00 / 0)

Although reading an explanation of it, I would say that it is much too complex to be understood by the average poster here.

One possible explanation for someone like Gillibrand changing in DW-NOMINATE score upon moving to the Senate is that members of the House feel much more electoral pressure to bring their votes in line with the views of their district since they are up for election every two years, but Senators feel less pressure due to longer terms, so they are more likely to vote their conscience.  Some Senators will move leftward as a result and some might move rightward.

Things You Don't Talk About in Polite Company: Religion, Politics, the Occasional Intersection of Both

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by: Anthony de Jesus @ Wed Jul 01, 2009 at 17:20:42 PM CDT

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