Partisan defunding incentives partly drove Republican adoption of tort reform

Evidence

This calculus contributed to the emergence of tort reform as a central plank in the Republican Party’s platform starting in the 1990s. To be sure, Republicans supported tort reform for reasons other than partisan political advantage; tort reform is a policy goal embraced on the merits by many interest groups (and voters). But it is impossible to miss the fact that a significant part of the attraction of tort reform for Republicans was the potential for defunding their Democratic opponents. — Daryl Levinson and Benjamin I. Sachs, Political Entrenchment and Public Law, 263

Categorization

• recurring: this claim recurs 2 times within its source
• XREF: connects to: Tort reform both defunded Democrats and mobilized Republican funders. — Daryl Levinson and Benjamin I. Sachs, Political Entrenchment and Public Law, 276; Seemingly substantive policy domains conceal underlying partisan self-entrenchment battles. — Daryl Levinson and Benjamin I. Sachs, Political Entrenchment and Public Law, 536; Casting political comprehension problems as technical faults is a partisan act — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 813 (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Seemingly substantive policy domains conceal underlying partisan self-entrenchment battles. #exemplifies (0.82) — Daryl Levinson and Benjamin I. Sachs, Political Entrenchment and Public Law, 536
• Casting political comprehension problems as technical faults is a partisan act #exemplifies (0.75) — Hall, Stuart, Essential Essays, Volume 1, 813