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Book SynopsisThis text explores the ways in which congressional primary elections appear to be changing. It examines how primary elections influence the types of candidates who run, their support, the positions they take, their resources, media coverage, and the type of party nominees that prevail.
Trade ReviewThe work's strengths include the authors' diverse perspectives, including their use of a wide array of evidence from election results, campaign spending totals, and surveys of participants. A valuable contribution for those interested in the process of recruitment, representation, and elections. * CHOICE *
Galderisi, Ezra, and Lyons are to be congratulated for editing such a fine volume. They have assembled many of the leading scholars of congressional elections and the result is a splendid set of essays that advance our understanding of congressional primaries in many important ways. It is certainly the best single resource on congressional primaries and I highly recommend the book to everyone interested in American elections. -- Tom Rice
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Introduction: Nomination Politics and Congressional Representation Chapter 3 Congressional Primaries in Historical and Theoretical Context Chapter 4 Primary Elections as a Deterrence to Candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives Chapter 5 The Benefits and Burdens of Congressional Primary Elections Chapter 6 Campaign Finance in U.S. House Primary and General Elections Chapter 7 Elections and Amateurs: The Christian Right in the 1988 Congressional Campaigns Chapter 8 The Polarizing Effects of Congressional Primaries Chapter 9 The Effects of Electoral Rules on Congressional Primaries Chapter 10 Explaining the Ideological Differences Between the Two U.S. Senators Elected from the Same State: An Institutional Effects Model Chapter 11 California's Experience with the Blanket Primary
