Congressional Primaries and the Politics of Representation

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Peter F. Galderisi, Marni Ezra, Michael Lyons
Rowman & Littlefield, 2001 - 188 páginas
Congressional Primaries and the Politics of Representation explores the ways in which congressional primary elections appear to be changing in the face of electoral and congressional politics. The prominent contributors examine how primary elections influence the types of candidates who run, the support they receive, the positions they take, the resources they spend, the media coverage they receive, and the type of party nominees that prevail. All of these factors have significant implications for congressional general elections, the political parties, interest groups, and the day-to-day representation of constituents by congressional incumbents.

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Introduction Nomination Politics and Congressional Representation
3
Congressional Primaries in Historical and Theoretical Context
11
Nomination Players Politics and Outcomes
27
Primary Elections as a Deterrence to Candidacy for the US House of Representatives
29
The Benefits and Burdens of Congressional Primary Elections
48
Campaign Finance in US House Primary and General Elections
62
Elections and Amateurs The Christian Right in the 1998 Congressional Campaigns
77
The Politics of RepresentationPrimaries and Polarization
93
The Effects of Electoral Rules on Congressional Primaries
116
Explaining the Ideological Differences between the Two US Senators Elected from the Same State An Institutional Effects Model
132
Californias Experience with the Blanket Primary
143
Postscript 2000
161
Bibliography
166
Index
181
About the Contributors
185
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The Polarizing Effects of Congressional Primaries
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