- Ideologically extreme candidates suffer electorally, largely because they decrease their party’s share of turnout in the general election, skewing the electorate towards their opponent’s party. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-political-science-review/article/who-punishes-extremist-nominees-candidate-ideology-and-turning-out-the-base-in-us-elections/366a518712be9bcc1cb035bf53095d65 8 comments science