Abstract
Why does filibustering persist in the U.S. Senate? This article analyzes senators' preferences toward majority cloture from 1918 to 1925, a crucial period in Senate history. I find that majority party members were more likely to support stricter cloture rules, but support for cloture reform diminished within both parties for senators far from the party median. I find little evidence that support or opposition to cloture reform was linked to seniority, prior House experience, legislative activism, or state size. These findings are consistent with the micro-level claims of conditional party government theory.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 708-719 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Politics |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1 2006 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Sociology and Political Science