"Study: Citizens United elected more Republicans"
Study: Citizens United elected more Republicans
by Reid Wilson at the Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/08/28/study-citizens-united-elected-more-republicans/
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The 2010 Supreme Court decision that helped usher in a new era of political spending gave Republicans a measurable advantage on Election Day, according to a new study.
The advantage isnt large, but it is statistically significant: The researchers found the ruling, in Citizens United v. FEC, was associated with a six percentage-point increase in the likelihood that a Republican candidate would win a state legislative race.
And in six of the most affected states Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio and Tennessee the probability that a Republican would be elected to a state legislative seat increased by 10 percentage points or more.
In five other states Colorado, Iowa, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming Republican candidates were seven percentage points more likely to win.
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