Publisher: Cambridge University Press
E-ISSN: 1537-5943|105|4|717-734
ISSN: 0003-0554
Source: American Political Science Review, Vol.105, Iss.4, 2011-11, pp. : 717-734
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Abstract
When can presidents direct bureaucrats to allocate government expenditures for electoral purposes? To address this question, I exploit a scandal concerning the General Services Administration (GSA), an agency that contracts with private vendors to provide supplies and real estate to other agencies. Shortly after Republican losses in 2006, a White House deputy gave a presentation to GSA political appointees identifying potentially vulnerable congressional districts. I find that vendors in prioritized Republican districts experienced unusually large new contract actions from the GSA's Public Buildings Service following the presentation relative to unmentioned districts, a discrepancy that disappeared once the
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