| Exp. | House Model | Senate Model |
Key Explanatory Variables | Sign | Coefficient (s.e.) | Coefficient (s.e.) |
Support for the President (House) | + | 1.338 (.366)** |
|
Support for the President (Senate) | + |
| 1.357 (.362)** |
Conservativism (House) | + | 2.395 (.727)** |
|
Conservativism (Senate) | + |
| 1.395 (.396)** |
Contextual Controls |
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Misery Index [t − 1] | + | .018 (.067) | .003 (.093) |
Presidential Approval [t − 1] | - | .040 (.018)* | .039 (.020) |
Democrat Party Majority | Null | 1.020 (.892) | −.303 (.777) |
Presidential Election Cycle | + | .883 (.446)* | .364 (.490) |
Republican President | + | −1.513 (.779) | −1.221 (.675) |
US Hegemonic Power | - | −10.312 (34.196) | −19.224 (21.833) |
World Disputes | + | .042 (.012)** | .063 (.019)** |
Cold War | + | −.330 (.763) | −.773 (.706) |
Conflict Specific Controls |
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Violent Trigger | + | −.327 (.337) | −.407 (.327) |
Power Disparity | + | .004 (.003) | .003 (.003) |
Geostrategic Salience | + | 2.148 (.473)** | 2.112 (.466)** |
US Ally | + | −.152 (.481) | −.161 (.452) |
Non-Democratic Actor | + | .404 (.443) | .339 (.423) |
Constant |
| −8.068 (1.734)** | −8.037 (1.828)** |
Presidential Fixed Effects |
| Yes | Yes |
McFadden Pseudo R2 |
| .56 | .56 |
Deviance |
| 143.9 | 143.6 |
AIC |
| 187.9 | 187.6 |
BIC |
| 278.7 | 278.4 |
n |
| 458 | 458 |