Home field advantage : roots, reelection, and representation in the modern Congress / Charles Hunt.

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Bibliographic Details
Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Hunt, Charles (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2022.
Series:	Legislative politics & policy making.
Subjects:	United States. > Congress > Elections. United States. > Congress > Constituent communication. Representative government and representation > United States. Elections > United States. United States. > Congress. Elections. Representative government and representation. United States.

Table of Contents:

Intro
Contents
List of Illustrations
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Sharing Space: Local Roots and the Representational Relationship
Chapter 3. Rediscovering Roots: New Empirical Perspectives on Local Backgrounds
Chapter 4. Beyond Partisanship: Outperforming the Party Label with Shared Local Identity
Chapter 5. Cultivating the Grassroots: Expanding Electoral Support across Constituencies
Chapter 6. Power of the Personal: Local Roots and Campaign Spending
Chapter 7. The Talk of the Town: Local and Partisan Communication Styles.
Chapter 8. Is All Politics Still Local? Local Roots in Historical Perspective
Chapter 9. Shifting Boundaries: Political Geography, Redistricting, and Local Roots
Chapter 10. What's Next? Concluding Thoughts and Directions in the Study of Local Roots
Appendixes
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Notes
References
Index.

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