Electoral victory does not select for different authoritarianism within a party

Evidence

The House Democrats averaged 153.3 on the RWA Scale, and the Senate Democrats came in significantly lower, at 141.7. The House Republicans averaged 176.5, and so nearly did the Senate Republicans (176.3). Taking into account the differences in the parties to start with, I would say being a High RWA usually hurts your chances of advancement in the Democratic Party but does not hurt you if you are a Republican. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 3719 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Marxist political answers exempted respondents from being classed authoritarian — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 711; Recently deposed authoritarian successors rarely regain power by democratic election — Anna M. Grzymala-Busse, Redeeming The Communist Past: The…, 55; Populist parties abandoned horizontal decision-making once they aimed to win power — Arthur Borriello and Anton Jäger, The Populist Moment: The Left After the…, 123 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• High authoritarianism blocks advancement among Democrats but not Republicans #complicates (0.78) — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 3719