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The Presidential Pulse of Congressional Elections

An intriguing phenomenon in American electoral politics is the loss of seats by the president's party in midterm congressional elections. Between 1862 and 1990, the president's party lost seats in the House of Representatives in 32 of the 33 midterm elections. In his new study, James Campb...

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Auteur principal: Campbell, James E., 1952-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part 1. Theories of Midterm Elections; 1 The Midterm Question; 2 The Premises of Surge and Decline; 3 The Propositions and Evidence of Surge and Decline; 4 The Theory of the Midterm Referendum; Part 2. The Presidential Pulse; 5 The Revised Theory of Surge and Decline; 6 Evidence from National Elections; 7 Evidence in Congressional Districts; 8 Evidence in the Electorate; 9 Surge and Decline in Subpresidential Elections; 10 The Presidential Pulse in the 1990s; 11 Reflections on the Presidential Pulse.
  • Appendix 1 Presidential Vote and House-Seat RegressionsAppendix 2 Robust Regression of National Evidence; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.