Voting at the political fault line : California's experiment with the blanket primary / edited by Bruce E. Cain and Elisabeth R. Gerber.

Other author Cain, Bruce E.
Other author Gerber, Elisabeth R., 1964-
Other author University of California, Berkeley. Institute of Governmental Studies.
Format Book
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press, ©2002.
Descriptionxi, 373 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Primaries--California.

Contents California's blanket primary experiment / Bruce E. Cain and Elisabeth R. Gerber -- Crossover voting before the blanket: primaries versus parties in California history / Brian J. Gaines and Wendy K. Tam Cho -- Political reform via the initiative process: what voters think about when they change the rules / Shaun Bowler and Todd Donovan -- Context and setting: the mood of the California electorate / Mark Baldassare -- The causes and consequences of crossover voting in the 1998 California elections / John Sides, Jonathan Cohen, and Jack Citrin -- Should I stay or should I go? Sincere and strategic crossover voting in California assembly races / R. Michael Alvarez and Jonathan Nagler -- Peeking under the blanket: a direct look at crossover voting in the 1998 primary / Anthony M. Salvanto and Martin P. Wattenberg -- Crossing over when it counts: how the motives of voters in blanket primaries are revealed by their actions in general elections / Thad Kousser -- Candidates, donors, and voters in California's blanket primary elections / Wendy K. Tam Cho and Brian J. Gaines -- Strategic voting and candidate policy positions / Elisabeth R. Gerber -- Openness begets opportunity: minor parties and California's blanket primary / Christian Collet -- Thinner ranks: women as candidates and California's blanket primary / Miki Caul and Katherine Tate -- Targets of opportunity: California's blanket primary and the political representation of Latinos / Gary M. Segura and Nathan D. Woods -- Candidate strategy, voter response, and party cohesion / John R. Petrocik -- The blanket primary in the courts: the precedent and implications of California Democratic Party v. Jones / Nathaniel Persily -- Strategies and rules: lessons from the 2000 presidential primary / Bruce E. Cain and Megan Mullin .
General note"Published in association with the U.C. Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2001027817
ISBN0520228332 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0520228340 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks JK2075.C2 V68 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold