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Getting Primaried: The Changing Politics of Congressional Primary Challenges (Legislative Politics and Policy Making)
Robert G Boatright
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Description for Getting Primaried: The Changing Politics of Congressional Primary Challenges (Legislative Politics and Policy Making)
Hardcover. The recent rise of primarying corresponds to the rise of national fundraising bases and new types of partisan organizations supporting candidates around the country" Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures, graphs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHF; JPVL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 544.
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 polarised 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. National fundraising efforts and interest group–supported primary challenges, however, have garnered media attention disproportionate to their success in winning elections. Such challenges can ... Read more
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 polarised 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. National fundraising efforts and interest group–supported primary challenges, however, have garnered media attention disproportionate to their success in winning elections. Such challenges can ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
Series
Legislative Politics and Policy Making
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, United States
ISBN
9780472118700
SKU
V9780472118700
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About Robert G Boatright
Robert G. Boatright is Associate Professor of Political Science at Clark University, USA.
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