Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Theorems
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Frustrated Majorities, Issue Intensity, and Political Action
- Part II Argument: an Intensity Theory of Electoral Competition
- Part III Evidence: Empirical Patterns and Intensity Theory
- 6 Introduction to Empirical Evidence
- 7 Politicians Side with Intense Minorities
- 8 Issues of Intensity Explain Vote Choice
- 9 Opening Avenues of Costly Action: Institutional Change to Costs of Campaign Contributions
- 10 Closing Avenues of Costly Action: Reform to Primary Elections
- Part IV Conclusions
- Part V Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index
- Other books in the series
6 - Introduction to Empirical Evidence
from Part III - Evidence: Empirical Patterns and Intensity Theory
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 September 2022
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Theorems
- Acknowledgments
- Part I Frustrated Majorities, Issue Intensity, and Political Action
- Part II Argument: an Intensity Theory of Electoral Competition
- Part III Evidence: Empirical Patterns and Intensity Theory
- 6 Introduction to Empirical Evidence
- 7 Politicians Side with Intense Minorities
- 8 Issues of Intensity Explain Vote Choice
- 9 Opening Avenues of Costly Action: Institutional Change to Costs of Campaign Contributions
- 10 Closing Avenues of Costly Action: Reform to Primary Elections
- Part IV Conclusions
- Part V Appendices
- Bibliography
- Index
- Other books in the series
Summary
Intensity theory provides numerous empirical implications. This chapter introduce the empirical analysis of the book and explains why the four empirical chapters presented offer fruitful evaluation of the theory.
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- Frustrated MajoritiesHow Issue Intensity Enables Smaller Groups of Voters to Get What They Want, pp. 99 - 103Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022