The Midterm: What Political Science Should Ask Now

In: Forum: A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics, Band 4, Heft 3, S. [np]

Abstract

The 2006 midterm has undercut some familiar assertions about contemporary electoral politics. Political analysts seem to have overstated Republican advantages in several areas: voter turnout, campaign finance, congressional apportionment, party unity, and social issues. The GOP's loss is the discipline's gain, as the election raises good questions for scholarly research. Adapted from the source document.