The Marketplace of Democracy : Electoral Competition And American Politics

PREFACE vii 1 The Marketplace of Democracy: Normative and Empirical Issues 1 Michael P. McDonald and John Samples Part One The State of Competition 2 Competition in U.S. Congressional Elections 27(26) Gary C. Jacobson 3 Competition in State Legislative Elections, 1992-2002 53(21) Richard G. Niemi, Lynda W. Powell, William D. Berry, Thomas M. Carsey, and James M. Snyder Jr. 4 The Decline of Competition in U.S. Primary Elections, 1908-2004 74(28) Stephen Ansolabehere, John Mark Hansen, Shigeo Hirano, and James M. Snyder Jr. 5 Minor-Party Candidates in Congressional Elections 102(23) Paul S. Herrnson 6 The Geography of Electioneering: Campaigning for Votes and Campaigning for Money 125(26) James G. Gimpel and Frances E. Lee Part Two Reform Mechanisms 7 Direct Democracy and Electoral Reform 151(20) John G. Matsusaka 8 The Place of Competition in American Election Law 171(28) Nathaniel Persily Part Three Reforms and Competition 9 Term Limits: A Recipe for More Competition? 199(23) Bruce Cain, John Hanley, and Thad Kousser 10 Redistricting and Competitive Districts 222(23) Michael P. McDonald 11 Do Public Funding Programs Enhance Electoral Competition? 245(23) Kenneth R. Mayer, Timothy Werner, and Amanda Williams 12 State Campaign Finance Reform, Competitiveness, and Party Advantage in Gubernatorial Elections 268(18) David M. Primo, Jeffrey Milyo, and Tim Groseclose 13 The Perfect Electoral Marketplace: "If Men Were Angels..." 286(11) Michael P. McDonald and John Samples CONTRIBUTORS 297(2) INDEX 299