Partisan Bonds: Political Reputations and Legislative Accountability

by Jeffrey D. Grynaviski

Book Overview

Political scientists have long painted American voters' dependence on partisan cues at the ballot box as a discouraging consequence of their overall ignorance about politics. Taking on this conventional wisdom, Jeffrey D. Grynaviski advances the provocative theory that voters instead rely on these cues because party brand names provide credible information about how politicians are likely to act in office, despite the weakness of formal party organization...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521757509
• ISBN13: 9780521757508
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 262 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"