Book(electronic)2017

Candidates and voters: ideology, valence, and representation in US elections

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Candidates and Voters extends our understanding of voting, elections, and representation by elaborating a simple theory of voting choice based on voters' interest in policy and in the suitability of candidates to hold elective office ('leadership valence'). Voters' choices must be understood in the context of the choices between opposing candidates they are offered on these two dimensions. Drawing on extensive analysis of US House races, Stone shows that although voters lack the information that many analysts assume they need to function in a democracy, they are most often able to choose the better candidate on the policy and valence dimensions. In addition, candidates, when they decide whether and how to run, anticipate the interests that drive voters. The book shows that elections tend to produce outcomes on policy and leadership valence consistent with voters' interests, and challenges skeptical views of how well the electoral process works

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Candidates and Voters

Stone, Walter J.

Cover -- Half title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Candidates, Voting Choice, and Election Outcomes -- 2 Design and Data: District Informants and the Study of Congressional Elections -- 3 Polarization in Congressional Elections Since 1952 -- 4 Ideological Proximity, Valence, and Voter Choice -- 5 Correct Voting on Proximity and Valence -- 6 Anticipated Reactions and Challenger Entry -- 7 The Proximity and Valence Rules in District Voting -- 8 District Ideological Representation -- 9 Getting it Right? Valence and Ideology in District Representation -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Issues in the Use of Expert Informants -- References -- Index.

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Candidates and voters: ideology, valence, and representation in US elections

Stone, Walter J.

Candidates, voting choice and election outcomes -- Design and data : district informants and the study of congressional elections -- Polarization in congressional elections since 1952 -- Ideological proximity, valence, and voter choice -- Correct voting on proximity and valence -- Anticipated reactions and challenger entry -- The proximity and valence rules in district voting -- District ideological representation -- Getting it right? : valence and ideology in district representation

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