Replication Data for: Strategically Ambiguous Identities: Evidence from Evangelical Clergy in Brazilian Elections
<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are a research archivist expert in dataset metadata. Answer the question truthfully.  <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|> Here is the Description of a dataset. Description:'Existing research illustrates how electoral incentives shape candidates’ decisions to reduce ambiguity by cultivating specific group identities. Extending this literature, I argue that certain electoral contexts may instead incentivize candidates to cultivate ambiguity around their group identities. Drawing on theories of policy platform ambiguity, I argue that by cultivating an ambiguous identity candidates enhance their ability to attract voters across groups by reducing aversion they would otherwise experience from out-group voters. Accordingly, candidates will tend to cultivate ambiguous identities when electoral victory requires attracting voters across social groups, which will tend to be the case under less proportional rules and when their group is small. I examine this theory in the context of Brazilian municipal elections and ' . Please return only a json list of at most 3 Keywords corresponding to the Description:.<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|> {"Answer" : ["Brazil","Electoral Competition","Electoral Institutions","Evangelicalism","Religion"]} <|eot_id|>
 Here is the Description of a dataset. Description:'Existing research illustrates how electoral incentives shape candidates’ decisions to reduce ambiguity by cultivating specific group identities. Extending this literature, I argue that certain electoral contexts may instead incentivize candidates to cultivate ambiguity around their group identities. Drawing on theories of policy platform ambiguity, I argue that by cultivating an ambiguous identity candidates enhance their ability to attract voters across groups by reducing aversion they would otherwise experience from out-group voters. Accordingly, candidates will tend to cultivate ambiguous identities when electoral victory requires attracting voters across social groups, which will tend to be the case under less proportional rules and when their group is small. I examine this theory in the context of Brazilian municipal elections and ' . Please return only a json list of at most 3 Keywords corresponding to the Description:.
Existing research illustrates how electoral incentives shape candidates’ decisions to reduce ambiguity by cultivating specific group identities. Extending this literature, I argue that certain electoral contexts may instead incentivize candidates to cultivate ambiguity around their group identities. Drawing on theories of policy platform ambiguity, I argue that by cultivating an ambiguous identity candidates enhance their ability to attract voters across groups by reducing aversion they would otherwise experience from out-group voters. Accordingly, candidates will tend to cultivate ambiguous identities when electoral victory requires attracting voters across social groups, which will tend to be the case under less proportional rules and when their group is small. I examine this theory in the context of Brazilian municipal elections and 
Brazil; Electoral Competition; Electoral Institutions; Evangelicalism; Religion