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VAR CF0988 AFFECT - MAJOR PARTY HOUSE CANDIDATES

VAR CF0988    AFFECT - MAJOR PARTY HOUSE CANDIDATES                           
              COLUMNS 664  - 666                                              
              NUMERIC                                                         
              MD EQ 999

        NET AFFECT TOWARD MAJOR PARTY HOUSE CANDIDATES                        
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.                        
                                                                              
        The net affect toward major party House candidates is the difference  
        between two sums:  the sum of Democratic House candidate 'likes' and  
        Republican House candidate 'dislikes' MINUS the sum of Democratic     
        House candidate 'dislikes' and Republican House candidate 'likes:'    
        [VCF0980+VCF0985] - [VCF0981+VCF0984],  which is the same as:         
        VCF0982-VCF0986.                                                      
                                                                              
                -8. maximum Republian                                         
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                 0. neutral                                                   
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                +8. maximum Democratic                                        
                                                                              
                                                                              
        1978:  160-179         1980:  892-911          1982:  148-167         
        1984:  908-927         1986:  184-203          1988:  674-697         
        1990:  198-221         1992:  5401-5424        1994:  401-424         
        1996:  961044-961067   1998:  980275-980298                           
                                                                              
                                                                              
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Walter Mebane
Mon Nov 12 02:55:58 EST 2001