Jamie L. Carson Libri

Focusing on congressional elections, this comprehensive introduction details the dynamics of candidates, campaigns, and voter behavior, especially in light of recent electoral trends. The tenth edition analyzes the Trump presidency's influence on the 2018 midterms, emphasizing the surge of female candidates and significant campaign financing. It also explores the referendum narrative tied to the Trump administration's actions. By integrating historical data and original research, the book equips students with essential tools for understanding representation and their involvement in the electoral process.

Jacobson draws on survey data from the past seven administrations to show that the expansion of the executive branch in the twentieth century that gave presidents a greater role in national government also gave them an enlarged public presence, magnifying their role as the parties' public voice and face.

Nationalized Politics asks and answers the question, "how has nationalization influenced US elections across different political eras?" Jamie L. Carson, Joel Sievert, and Ryan D. Williamson look at historical variation in nationalization through an analysis of congressional elections from 1840 to 2020. By examining roughly 180 years of elections, the authors leverage considerable differences in electoral competition, electoral rules, nationalization, polarization, and partisan advantage via the incumbency advantage. Moreover, Carson, Sievert, and Williamson employ a unique survey design to capture citizen attitudes toward the nationalization of politics to further consider the question of how nationalization is currently shaping politics.