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VAR CF1001 NET AFFECT - HOUSE INCUMBENT/CHALLENGER

VAR CF1001    NET AFFECT - HOUSE INCUMBENT/CHALLENGER                         
              COLUMNS 686  - 688                                              
              NUMERIC                                                         
              MD EQ 999

        NET AFFECT TOWARD INCUMBENT AND CHALLENGER HOUSE CANDIDATES           
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        USE WEIGHT VARIABLE VCF0009/VCF0009A/VCF0009B.                        
                                                                              
     The net affect toward incumbent and challenger House candidates is the   
     difference between two sums:  the sum of incumbent House candidate       
     'likes' and challenger House candidate 'dislikes' MINUS the sum of       
     incumbent House candidate 'dislikes' and challenger House candidate      
     'likes:'  [VCF0993+VCF0998] - [VCF0994+VCF0997],  which is the same as:  
     VCF0995-VCF0999.                                                         
                                                                              
                -8. maximum challenger                                        
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                 0. neutral                                                   
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                +8. maximum incumbent                                         
                                                                              
                                                                              
        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