Recent national elections in Canada and the United States have been exciting, consequential contests. In the 2004 federal election in Canada, the Liberal Party narrowly clung to power after a volatile and bitter battle with the new Conservative Party. In 2006, the Conservative Party won a fragile victory, replacing the scandal-ridden Liberal government. In the 2000 American presidential election, Republican George W. Bush became the first candidate in over 100 years to capture the presidency without a majority popular vote. Four years later, Bush finally attained a narrow popular mandate but only after a hard fought campaign. Then, in 2006, the Republicans suffered a stunning reversal of political fortune, losing control of both Houses of Congress, as public opinion turned massively against the president.

In this book, Harold Clarke, Allan Kornberg, and Thomas Scotto employ a wealth of new survey data to describe these elections and evaluate competing theories of party support and voter turnout. While examining various arguments, the authors contend that a valence politics model provides a powerful explanation of voting behavior in Canada, the United States, and other mature democracies.

Frequently asked questions

Simply head over to the account section in settings and click on “Cancel Subscription” - it’s as simple as that. After you cancel, your membership will stay active for the remainder of the time you’ve paid for. Learn more here.

At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.

Both plans give you full access to the library and all of Perlego’s features. The only differences are the price and subscription period: With the annual plan you’ll save around 30% compared to 12 months on the monthly plan.

We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.

Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.

Yes, you can access Making Political Choices by Harold D. Clarke, Allan Kornberg, Thomas J Scotto in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & Political Campaigns & Elections. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher

University of Toronto Press

Year

2019

ISBN

9781442603424

Edition

Topic

Politics & International Relations

Subtopic

Political Campaigns & Elections

Index

Politics & International Relations

Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Chapter One: Political Choices and Valence Politics
Chapter Two: Flawless Campaign, Fragile Victory: The 2006 Canadian Federal Election
Chapter Three: Too Close to Call: The 2004 Canadian Federal Election
Chapter Four: Red Voters, Blue Voters: The 2004 American Presidential Election
Chapter Five: Doing Politics His Way: The 2000 American Presidential Election
Chapter Six: A Big Blue Wave: The 2006 American Congressional Election
Chapter Seven: Mulroney, Reagan, and Three Big Elections
Chapter Eight: At the Polls? Why (Some) People Vote
Chapter Nine: Political Choices Reconsidered
References
Index by Name
Index by Subject