Voting at the political fault line [[electronic resource] ] : California's experiment with the blanket primary / / edited by Bruce E. Cain and Elisabeth R. Gerber

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910449699003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2002
• ISBN: 9786612762468; 1-282-76246-X; 0-520-93577-2; 1-59734-983-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (386 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): CainBruce E; GerberElisabeth R. <1964->
• Disciplina: 324.2794/0154/09049
• Soggetti: Primaries - California
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Published in association with the Institute of Governmental Studies."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- CONTENTS -- TABLES -- FIGURES -- 1. California's Blanket Primary Experiment -- 2. Crossover Voting before the Blanket: Primaries versus Parties in California History -- 3. Political Reform via the Initiative Process: What Voters Think about When They Change the Rules -- 4. Context and Setting: The Mood of the California Electorate -- 5. The Causes and Consequences of Crossover Voting in the 1998 California Elections -- 6. Should I Stay or Should I Go? Sincere and Strategic Crossover Voting in California Assembly Races -- 7. Peeking Under the Blanket: A Direct Look at Crossover Voting in the 1998 Primary -- 8. Crossing Over When It Counts: How the Motives of Voters in Blanket Primaries Are Revealed by Their Actions in General Elections -- 9. Candidates, Donors, and Voters in California's Blanket Primary Elections -- 10. Strategic Voting and Candidate Policy Positions -- 11. Openness Begets Opportunity: Minor Parties and California's Blanket Primary -- 12. Thinner Ranks: Women as Candidates and California's Blanket Primary -- 13. Targets of Opportunity: California's Blanket Primary and the Political Representation of Latinos -- 14. Candidate Strategy, Voter Response, and Party Cohesion -- 15. The Blanket ; Primary in the Courts: The Precedent and Implications of California Democratic Party v. Jones -- 16. Strategies and Rules: Lessons from the 2000 Presidential Primary -- 17. Conclusion -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: 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