Minority party misery : political powerlessness and electoral disengagement /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Smith, Jacob F. H., 1990- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2021.
Series:	Legislative politics & policy making.
Subjects:	United States. > Congress > Elections. United States. > Congress > Rules and practice. Political parties > United States. Opposition (Political science) > United States. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction
A theory of minority party status
I'm out of here! : minority party status and the decision to retire from Congress
How does this make cents? : party fundraising and the congressional minority
Minority party status and the decision to run for office
To meddle or not to meddle? : minority party status, party leaders, and candidate recruitment
Political ambition, electoral engagement, and the U.S. Senate
Laboratories of ambition? : the legislative minority in U.S. states
Conclusion
Appendixes
Appendix A: Notes on interview subjects and methods
Appendix B: Discussion of data collection for campaign finance data in Chapter 3
Appendix C: Detailed discussion of methods for content analysis.