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Political Parties and Intergovernmental Relations in 1984: The Consequences of Party Renewal for Territorial Constituencies
In: Publius: the journal of federalism, Band 15, Heft 3, S. 19-19
ISSN: 0048-5950
Role constraints and first ladies
In: Social science journal: official journal of the Western Social Science Association, Band 37, Heft 4, S. 601-610
ISSN: 0362-3319
Why Crossover Voters Are Not "Mischievous Voters": The Segmented Partisanship Hypothesis
In: American politics quarterly, Band 19, Heft 2, S. 229-247
ISSN: 1532-673X
Although extensive crossover voting in open primaries has been documented, scholars have never found empirical support for the allegation that considerable mischievous crossover voting occurs in such circumstances. Formal theorists have argued that such voting is not consistent with the voting decision logic that most voters practice, others have inferred that most voters are not equal to the sophistication of the calculations requisite to strategic voting, and still others have hypothesized that voters are induced to cross over by candidates' personalities or issues. This exploratory study presents and examines the hypothesis that mischievous crossover voting is limited because most crossover voters are segmented-partisan identifiers who at some level of the federal polity actually identify with the party whose primary they invade. Segmented partisans do cast most crossover votes, and are more likely than consistent partisans to evaluate the opposing party favorably on thermometer scales, to evaluate favorably its past governing performance, and to defect to its ticket during general elections. The hostility toward the partisan out-group, posited in The American Voter and supporting studies, thus is not characteristic of most of those who cast crossover votes.
WHY CROSSOVER VOTERS ARE NOT MISCHIEVOUS VOTERS THE SEGMENTED PARTISANSHIP HYPOTHESIS
In: American politics quarterly, Band 19, Heft 2, S. 229-247
ISSN: 0044-7803
ALTHOUGH EXTENSIVE CROSSOVER VOTING IN OPEN PRIMARIES HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED, SCHOLARS HAVE NEVER FOUND EMPIRICAL SUPPORT FOR THE ALLEGATION THAT CONSIDERABLE MISCHIEVOUS CROSSOVER VOTING OCCURS IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS EXPLORATORY STUDY PRESENTS AND EXAMINES THE HYPOTHESIS THAT MISCHIEVOUS CROSSOVER VOTING IS LIMITED BECAUSE MOST CROSSOVER VOTERS ARE SEGMENTED-PARTISAN IDENTIFIERS WHO AT SOME LEVEL OF THE FEDERAL POLITY ACTUALLY IDENTIFY WITH THE PARTY WHOSE PRIMARY THEY INVADE. SEGMENTED PARTISANS DO CAST MOST CROSSOVER VOTES, AND ARE MORE LIKELY THAN CONSISTENT PARTISANS TO EVALUATE THE OPPOSING PARTY FAVORABLY ON THERMOMETER SCALES, TO EVALUATE FAVORABLY ITS PAST GOVERNING PERFORMANCE, AND TO DEFECT TO ITS TICKET DURING GENERAL ELECTIONS. THE HOSTILITY TOWARD THE PARTISAN OUT-GROUP, POSITED IN THE AMERICAN VOTER AND SUPPORTING STUDIES, THUS IS NOT CHARACTERISTIC OF MOST OF THOSE WHO CAST CROSSOVER VOTES.
The Conceptualization and Measurement of Crossover Voting
In: The Western political quarterly, Band 41, Heft 1, S. 105-114
ISSN: 1938-274X
Reiter's 'Limitations of Reform': Right Track, Wrong Conclusion?
In: British journal of political science, Band 15, Heft 4, S. 420-423
ISSN: 1469-2112
It is possible to agree with Professor Reiter's general argument and still fault some of his data and take exception to his conclusions. There is little doubt that the original sources of the state and local parties' weakness, and of their loss of control over the presidential nominating process, preceded the party and campaign reforms of the 1970s. Reiter is not alone in arguing that the eclipse of state and local 'king-makers' slowly began to take effect earlier, as a result of the advent of civil service reforms, presidential primaries, electronic media, new campaign techniques and the nationalization of the electorate. The reforms are indeed only the latest chapter of a long-running saga.
Political Parties and Intergovernmental Relations in 1984: The Consequences of Party Renewal for Territorial Constituencies
In: Publius: the journal of federalism, Band 15, Heft 3, S. 19
ISSN: 0048-5950
National-State Party Relations: The Democrats' New Federal Structure
In: Political science quarterly: a nonpartisan journal devoted to the study and analysis of government, politics and international affairs ; PSQ, Band 99, Heft 1, S. 45-72
ISSN: 1538-165X
National-State Party relations: the democrats' new federal structure
In: Political science quarterly: PSQ ; the journal public and international affairs, Band 99, Heft 1, S. 45-72
ISSN: 0032-3195
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National-state party relations: the Democrats' new federal structure [examines state party interactions regarding the selection of delegates to the national conventions]
In: Political science quarterly: PSQ ; the journal public and international affairs, Band 99, S. 45-72
ISSN: 0032-3195