Voting at the political fault line : California's experiment with the blanket primary

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Voting at the political fault line : California's experiment with the blanket primary

edited by Bruce E. Cain and Elisabeth R. Gerber

University of California Press, c2002

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"Published in association with the U.C. Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies"

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780520228337

Description

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

Table of Contents

List of Tables List of Figures Part One: Introduction and Background 1. California's Blanket Primary Experiment Bruce E. Cain and Elisabeth R. Gerber 2. Crossover Voting before the Blanket: Primaries versus Parties in California History Brian J. Gaines and Wendy K. Tam Cho 3. Political Reform via the Initiative Process: What Voters Think about When They Change the Rules Shaun Bowler and Todd Donovan 4. Context and Setting: The Mood of the California Electorate Mark Baldassare Part Two: Crossover Voting 5. The Causes and Consequences of Crossover Voting in the 1998 California Elections John Sides, Jonathan Cohen, and Jack Citrin 6. Should I Stay or Should I Go? Sincere and Strategic Crossover Voting in California Assembly Races R. Michael Alvarez and Jonathan Nagler 7. Peeking Under the Blanket: A Direct Look at Crossover Voting in the 1998 Primary Anthony M. Salvanto and Martin P. Wattenberg Part Three: Effects of the Blanket Primary 8. Crossing Over When It Counts: How the Motives of Voters in Blanket Primaries Are Revealed by Their Actions in General Elections Thad Kousser 9. Candidates, Donors, and Voters in California's Blanket Primary Elections Wendy K. Tam Cho and Brian J. Gaines 10. Strategic Voting and Candidate Policy Positions Elisabeth R. Gerber 11. Openness Begets Opportunity: Minor Parties and California's Blanket Primary Christian Collet 12. Thinner Ranks: Women as Candidates and California's Blanket Primary Miki Caul and Katherine Tate 13. Targets of Opportunity: California's Blanket Primary and the Political Representation of Latinos Gary M. Segura and Nathan D. Woods 14. Candidate Strategy, Voter Response, and Party Cohesion John R. Petrocik Part Four: Conclusions and Implications 15. The Blanket Primary in the Courts: The Precedent and Implications of California Democratic Party v. Jones Nathaniel Persily 16. Strategies and Rules: Lessons from the 2000 Presidential Primary Bruce E. Cain and Megan Mullin List of Contributors Index
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: pbk ISBN 9780520228344

Description

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

Table of Contents

List of Tables List of Figures Part One: Introduction and Background 1. California's Blanket Primary Experiment Bruce E. Cain and Elisabeth R. Gerber 2. Crossover Voting before the Blanket: Primaries versus Parties in California History Brian J. Gaines and Wendy K. Tam Cho 3. Political Reform via the Initiative Process: What Voters Think about When They Change the Rules Shaun Bowler and Todd Donovan 4. Context and Setting: The Mood of the California Electorate Mark Baldassare Part Two: Crossover Voting 5. The Causes and Consequences of Crossover Voting in the 1998 California Elections John Sides, Jonathan Cohen, and Jack Citrin 6. Should I Stay or Should I Go? Sincere and Strategic Crossover Voting in California Assembly Races R. Michael Alvarez and Jonathan Nagler 7. Peeking Under the Blanket: A Direct Look at Crossover Voting in the 1998 Primary Anthony M. Salvanto and Martin P. Wattenberg Part Three: Effects of the Blanket Primary 8. Crossing Over When It Counts: How the Motives of Voters in Blanket Primaries Are Revealed by Their Actions in General Elections Thad Kousser 9. Candidates, Donors, and Voters in California's Blanket Primary Elections Wendy K. Tam Cho and Brian J. Gaines 10. Strategic Voting and Candidate Policy Positions Elisabeth R. Gerber 11. Openness Begets Opportunity: Minor Parties and California's Blanket Primary Christian Collet 12. Thinner Ranks: Women as Candidates and California's Blanket Primary Miki Caul and Katherine Tate 13. Targets of Opportunity: California's Blanket Primary and the Political Representation of Latinos Gary M. Segura and Nathan D. Woods 14. Candidate Strategy, Voter Response, and Party Cohesion John R. Petrocik Part Four: Conclusions and Implications 15. The Blanket Primary in the Courts: The Precedent and Implications of California Democratic Party v. Jones Nathaniel Persily 16. Strategies and Rules: Lessons from the 2000 Presidential Primary Bruce E. Cain and Megan Mullin List of Contributors Index

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Details

  • NCID
    BA56585489
  • ISBN
    • 0520228332
    • 0520228340
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Berkeley, Calif.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xi, 373 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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