The Marketplace of Democracy Electoral Competition and American Politics

Preface

1. The Marketplace of Democracy: Normative and Empirical Issues

PART ONE: The State of Competition

2. Competition in U.S. Congressional Elections

3. Competition in State Legislative Elections, 1992-2002

4. The Deline of Competition in U.S. Primary Elections, 1908-2004

5. Minor-Party Candidates in Congressional Elections

6. The Geography of Electioneering: Campaigning for Votes and Campaigning for Money

PART TWO: Reform Mechanisms

7. Direct Democracy and Electoral Reform

8. The Place of Competition in American Election Law

PART THREE: Reforms and Competition

9. Term Limits: A Recipe for More Competition?

10. Redistricting and Competitive Districts

11. Do Public Funding Programs Enhance Electoral Competition?

12. State Campaign Finance Reform, Competitiveness, and Party Advantage in Gubernatorial Elections

13. The Perfect Electoral Marketplace: "If Men Were Angels . . ."

Contributors

Index