Read Getting Primaried: The Changing Politics of Congressional Primary Challenges (Legislative Politics And Policy Making)

Getting Primaried: The Changing Politics of Congressional Primary Challenges (Legislative Politics And Policy Making)

Robert G. Boatright

4.9/5 (29919 ratings)

Description:Each of the past few election cycles has featured at least one instance of "primarying," a challenge to an incumbent on the grounds that he or she is not sufficiently partisan. For many observers, such races signify an increasingly polarized electorate and an increasing threat to moderates of both parties.In Getting Primaried, Robert G. Boatright shows that primary challenges are not becoming more frequent; they wax and wane in accordance with partisan turnover in Congress. The recent rise of primarying corresponds to the rise of national fundraising bases and new types of partisan organizations supporting candidates around the country. National fundraising efforts and interest group–supported primary challenges have garnered media attention disproportionate to their success in winning elections. Such challenges can work only if groups focus on a small number of incumbents.Getting Primaried makes several key contributions to congressional scholarship. It presents a history of congressional primary challenges over the past forty years, measuring the frequency of competitive challenges and distinguishing among types of challenges. It provides a correction to accounts of the link between primary competition and political polarization. Further, this study offers a new theoretical understanding of the role of interest groups in congressional elections.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Getting Primaried: The Changing Politics of Congressional Primary Challenges (Legislative Politics And Policy Making). To get started finding Getting Primaried: The Changing Politics of Congressional Primary Challenges (Legislative Politics And Policy Making), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 272

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: 2013

ISBN: 0472029045

Description: Each of the past few election cycles has featured at least one instance of "primarying," a challenge to an incumbent on the grounds that he or she is not sufficiently partisan. For many observers, such races signify an increasingly polarized electorate and an increasing threat to moderates of both parties.In Getting Primaried, Robert G. Boatright shows that primary challenges are not becoming more frequent; they wax and wane in accordance with partisan turnover in Congress. The recent rise of primarying corresponds to the rise of national fundraising bases and new types of partisan organizations supporting candidates around the country. National fundraising efforts and interest group–supported primary challenges have garnered media attention disproportionate to their success in winning elections. Such challenges can work only if groups focus on a small number of incumbents.Getting Primaried makes several key contributions to congressional scholarship. It presents a history of congressional primary challenges over the past forty years, measuring the frequency of competitive challenges and distinguishing among types of challenges. It provides a correction to accounts of the link between primary competition and political polarization. Further, this study offers a new theoretical understanding of the role of interest groups in congressional elections.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Getting Primaried: The Changing Politics of Congressional Primary Challenges (Legislative Politics And Policy Making). To get started finding Getting Primaried: The Changing Politics of Congressional Primary Challenges (Legislative Politics And Policy Making), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Getting Primaried: The Changing Politics of Congressional Primary Challenges (Legislative Politics And Policy Making)

Getting Primaried: The Changing Politics of Congressional Primary Challenges (Legislative Politics And Policy Making)

More Books

The Deregulatory Moment?: A Comparative Perspective on Changing Campaign Finance Laws by Robert G Boatright (2015-10-22)

The Deregulatory Moment?: A Comparative Perspective on Changing Campaign Finance Laws by Robert G Boatright (2015-10-22)

Interest Groups and Campaign Finance Reform in the United States and Canada by Robert G Boatright (2011-03-03)

Interest Groups and Campaign Finance Reform in the United States and Canada by Robert G Boatright (2011-03-03)

The American Elections of 2008 [Paperback] [2009] (Author) Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Steven E. Schier, Robert G. Boatright, David Campbell, Roger H. Davidson, James L. Guth, John F. Harris, Jonathan Martin, Barbara Norrander, Diana Owen, Nicol C. Rae

The American Elections of 2008 [Paperback] [2009] (Author) Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Steven E. Schier, Robert G. Boatright, David Campbell, Roger H. Davidson, James L. Guth, John F. Harris, Jonathan Martin, Barbara Norrander, Diana Owen, Nicol C. Rae

Congressional Primary Elections

Congressional Primary Elections

A Crisis of Civility?: Political Discourse and Its Discontents

A Crisis of Civility?: Political Discourse and Its Discontents

Trumping Politics as Usual: Masculinity, Misogyny, and the 2016 Elections

Trumping Politics as Usual: Masculinity, Misogyny, and the 2016 Elections

Interest Groups and Campaign Finance Reform in the United States and Canada

Interest Groups and Campaign Finance Reform in the United States and Canada