Where Have All the Voters Gone?

by Martin P. Wattenberg

Book Overview

As the confusion over the ballots in Florida in 2000 demonstrated, American elections are complex and anything but user-friendly. This phenomenon is by no means new, but with the weakening of political parties in recent decades and the rise of candidate-centered politics, the high level of complexity has become ever more difficult for many citizens to navigate. Thus the combination of complex elections and the steady decline of the party system...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067400938X
• ISBN13: 9780674009387
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.4"