High authoritarianism blocks advancement among Democrats but not Republicans

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

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 3719