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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cain, Bruce E.

Gerber, Elisabeth R., 1964-

University of California, Berkeley. Institute of Governmental Studies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Primaries--California.

Primaries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (386 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

California's adoption of the blanket primary in 1996 presented a unique natural experiment on the impact that election rules have on politics. Billed as a measure that would increase voter participation and end ideological polarization, Proposition 198 placed California voters once again on the frontier of political reform. Employing a variety of data sources and methodologies, the contributors to Voting at the Political Fault Line apply their wide-ranging expertise to understand how this change in political institutions affected electoral behavior and outcomes. This authoritative study analyzes the consequences of California's experiment with the blanket primary, including the incidence of, motivations behind, and persistence of crossover voting; the behavior of candidates and donors; the effects on candidate positions and party platforms; and the consequences for women, minorities, and minor-party candidates. Published in association with the Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

TABLES

FIGURES

1. California's Blanket Primary Experiment

2. Crossover Voting before the Blanket: Primaries versus Parties in California History

3. Political Reform via the Initiative Process: What Voters Think about When They Change the Rules

4. Context and Setting: The Mood of the California Electorate

5. The Causes and Consequences of Crossover Voting in the 1998 California Elections

6. Should I Stay or Should I Go? Sincere and Strategic Crossover Voting in California Assembly Races

7. Peeking Under the Blanket: A Direct Look at Crossover Voting in the 1998 Primary

8. Crossing Over When It Counts: How the Motives of Voters in Blanket Primaries Are Revealed by Their Actions in General Elections

9. Candidates, Donors, and Voters in California's Blanket Primary Elections

10. Strategic Voting and Candidate Policy Positions

11. Openness Begets Opportunity: Minor Parties and California's Blanket Primary

12. Thinner Ranks: Women as Candidates and California's Blanket Primary

13. Targets of Opportunity: California's Blanket Primary and the Political Representation of Latinos

14. Candidate Strategy, Voter Response, and Party Cohesion

15. The Blanket Primary in the Courts: The Precedent and Implications of California Democratic Party v. Jones

16. Strategies and Rules: Lessons from the 2000 Presidential Primary

17. Conclusion

CONTRIBUTORS

INDEX

Notes:

"Published in association with the Institute of Governmental Studies."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

9786612762468

9781282762466

128276246X

9780520935778

0520935772

9781597349833

1597349836

OCLC:

475931210