Voice of the People: Elections and Voting in the United States

Alan Abramowitz

McGraw-Hill, 2004 - Political Science - 264 pages

Written by one of the top scholars in the field, this text will help readers understand the continued disengagement of American citizens from the electoral process, as well as the reasons for the ongoing ideological realignment of the Democratic and Republican parties. In the process, students are introduced to some of the theoretical approaches and analytic techniques commonly used in research on elections and voting behavior.

Contents

• Elections and the American Creed: 1
• The Centrality of Elections in American Politics: 9
• Recent Developments: 20
• The Strategic Environment of Elections: 39
• The Parties in the Electorate: 73
• Participation in the Electoral Process: 103
• The Battle for the White House: 135
• The Evolution of the Presidential Nomination Process: 144
• The Contemporary Presidential Nomination System: 153
• The Party Conventions Today: 164
• The Battle for the White House: 171
• Voter Turnout: 178
• Predicting Results: 195
• The Battle for Control of Congress: 207
• Electoral Reform: 247
• INDEX: 256

Bibliographic information

• Title: Voice of the People: Elections and Voting in the United States; Critical topics in American government series
• Author: Alan Abramowitz
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2004
• ISBN: 0072490659, 9780072490657
• Length: 264 pages
• Subjects: Political Science / American Government / General; Political Science / General; Political Science / Political Ideologies / Democracy; Political Science / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections