Making Political Choices : : Canada and the United States / / Harold D. Clarke, Allan Kornberg, Thomas J Scotto.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Clarke, Harold D.,; Kornberg, Allan,; Scotto, Thomas J,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (304 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781442603424; 9783110490954
• DOI: 10.3138/9781442603424
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Harold D. Clarke, Allan Kornberg, Thomas J Scotto.

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 Making Political Choices: Canada and the United States, 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.