The Electorate, the Campaign, and the Office
Subtitle: A Unified Approach to Senate and House Elections
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: August 3, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780472111312
Subjects: Elections & referenda; United States; Political Science; U.S. Elections And Voting; U.S. Federal Legislative Bodies; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; USA; Government - Legislative Branch; Political Process - Elections; Political Science / General; Elections; United States; Political Process - Leadership; Campaign funds; Congress
Description: "Paul Gronke's study compares electoral contexts, campaigns, and voter decision making in House and Senate elections. Gronke offers new insights into how differences and similarities across offices structure American elections." "Gronke first looks at differences in congressional districts and states, showing that context does not really help us understand why Senate elections feature better candidates, higher spending, and closer outcomes. Next, he turns to campaigns.".

"Gronke also considers House and Senate voting behavior. Focusing on the 1988 and 1990 elections, he argues that voters do not distinguish between institutions, applying fundamentally the same decision rule regardless of the office being contested. Gronke closes by considering the implications of his results for the way we relate settings, electoral dynamics, and institutional arrangements."--BOOK JACKET.