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.)

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.

Table of Contents

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