David Mayhew's Congress: The Electoral Connection after 25 Years

In: PS: political science & politics, Band 34, Heft 2, S. 259-261

Abstract

Congress: The Electoral Connection by David Mayhew (New Haven, CT: Yale U Press, 1974) has stimulated much research in the 25 years since it was first published. The author's focus on advertising & credit claiming has proved to be especially beneficial, but his arguments about position taking have had a less desirable impact because they have led some scholars to overlook the importance of studying policy representation. Moreover, Mayhew's description of voting patterns is not applicable to today's Congress. 9 References. A. Funderburg