Re: The Vote-Cost of Scandal

2003-06-03 Thread Steve Miller
But at least I've explained away Packwood, Livingston, etc. ;-) on 6/3/03 12:23 AM, Bryan Caplan at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Steve Miller wrote: > >> Maybe what angers voters is not the scandal, but hypocrisy. Someone who is >> perceived as "liberal" on soc

Re: The Vote-Cost of Scandal

2003-06-03 Thread Steve Miller
Do I have to avoid a preference-based explanation? What if I dig up some evidence of trends in human behavior that support my claim? Maybe what angers voters is not the scandal, but hypocrisy. Someone who is perceived as "liberal" on social issues is less of a hypocrite for having an affair than