TY - BOOK ID - 85474897 TI - Candidates and voters : ideology, valence, and representation in US elections PY - 2017 SN - 1108247067 110824534X 1108225020 1316510212 1316649601 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Voting research KW - Voting KW - Voting behavior research KW - Elections KW - Research KW - United States. KW - U.S. House of Representatives KW - House of Representatives (U.S.) KW - Palata Predstaviteleĭ Kongressa SShA KW - Elections. KW - United States KW - Politics and government UR - http://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85474897 AB - Candidates and Voters extends our understanding of voting, elections, and representation by elaborating a simple theory of voting choice based on voters' interest in policy and in the suitability of candidates to hold elective office ('leadership valence'). Voters' choices must be understood in the context of the choices between opposing candidates they are offered on these two dimensions. Drawing on extensive analysis of US House races, Stone shows that although voters lack the information that many analysts assume they need to function in a democracy, they are most often able to choose the better candidate on the policy and valence dimensions. In addition, candidates, when they decide whether and how to run, anticipate the interests that drive voters. The book shows that elections tend to produce outcomes on policy and leadership valence consistent with voters' interests, and challenges skeptical views of how well the electoral process works. ER -