Candidates and voters : ideology, valence, and representation in US elections /
Stone, Walter J.,author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-221) and index.
Introduction -- Candidates, voting choice, and election outcomes -- Design and data : district informants and the study of congressional elections -- Polarization in congressional elections since 1952 -- Ideological proximity, valence, and voter choice -- Correct voting on proximity and valence -- Anticipated reactions and challenger entry -- The proximity and valence rules in district voting -- District ideological representation -- Getting it right? : valence and ideology in district representation -- Conclusion.
United States. Congress. House
United States. Congress. House.
Voting research
Elections.
Politics and government.
Voting research.