Using WEB Scores, I show that incumbents' positioning changes across election cycles in response to the emergence and positioning of their primary challengers. When using existing measures of campaign positioning, I do not find the same effect (5/8)

In the paper, I introduce Website Embedding (WEB) Strategic Positioning Scores. WEB Scores are estimated using candidates' campaign website issue positions (campaignview.org). Importantly, WEB Scores measure the candidates' actual positioning during the campaign (3/8)

My paper analyzes how congressional incumbents' positioning changes across elections in response to the emergence and positioning of a primary challenger. Given recent events and the current electoral environment, this question is especially salient (1/8)

Excited to announce my paper, Measuring Strategic Positioning in Congressional Elections, is officially accepted and online @thejop.bsky.social here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

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