Why Americans split their tickets : campaigns, competition, and divided government /

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Why do some voters split their ballots, selecting a Republican for one office and a Democrat for another? Why do voters often choose one party to control the White House while the other controls the Congress? Barry Burden and David Kimball address these fundamental puzzles of American elections by e...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Burden, Barry C., 1971-
Other Authors: Kimball, David C., 1966-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©2002.
Subjects:
United States. > Congress > Elections.
États-Unis. > Congress > Élections.
United States. > Congress
Divided government > United States.
Party affiliation > United States.
Voting > United States.
Presidents > United States > Election.
Gouvernement divisé > États-Unis.
Partis politiques > Adhésion > États-Unis.
Vote > États-Unis.
Présidents > États-Unis > Élection.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Divided government
Elections
Party affiliation
Presidents > Election
Voting
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contemporary American politics and divided government
  • Explaining divided voter behavior
  • Measuring ticket splitting
  • President-House ticket splitting from 1952 to 2000
  • Midterm elections and divided government
  • Splitting the Senate
  • Conclusion and implications.

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