TY - JOUR
T1 - Does an EMILY's list endorsement predict electoral success, or Does EMILY pick the winners?
AU - Hannagan, Rebecca J.
AU - Pimlott, Jamie P.
AU - Littvay, Levente
PY - 2010/7
Y1 - 2010/7
N2 - Women's political action committees (PACs)those committees founded by women to raise money for women candidateshave been and will likely continue to be an important part of American electoral politics. In this article, we investigate the impact of EMILY's List, because it is the standard bearer of women's PACs and is commonly cited as crucial to women's electoral success. Empirical studies of EMILY's List impact to date have largely assumed causal inference by using traditional linear models. We use a propensity score-matching model to leverage on causality and find that an EMILY endorsement helps some candidates and hurts others. Our findings set the stage for further and more nuanced investigations of when, where, and how EMILY's List can enhance the likelihood of electoral success for women.
AB - Women's political action committees (PACs)those committees founded by women to raise money for women candidateshave been and will likely continue to be an important part of American electoral politics. In this article, we investigate the impact of EMILY's List, because it is the standard bearer of women's PACs and is commonly cited as crucial to women's electoral success. Empirical studies of EMILY's List impact to date have largely assumed causal inference by using traditional linear models. We use a propensity score-matching model to leverage on causality and find that an EMILY endorsement helps some candidates and hurts others. Our findings set the stage for further and more nuanced investigations of when, where, and how EMILY's List can enhance the likelihood of electoral success for women.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=77958574145&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/S1049096510000739
DO - 10.1017/S1049096510000739
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:77958574145
SN - 1049-0965
VL - 43
SP - 503
EP - 508
JO - PS: Political Science & Politics
JF - PS: Political Science & Politics
IS - 3
ER -