{"product_id":"9781442608542","title":"Making Political Choices: Canada and the United States","description":"\u003cp\u003eRecent national elections in Canada and the United States have been exciting, consequential contests. In the 2004 federal election in Canada, the Liberal Party narrowly clung to power after a volatile and bitter battle with the new Conservative Party. In 2006, the Conservative Party won a fragile victory, replacing the scandal-ridden Liberal government. In the 2000 American presidential election, Republican George W. Bush became the first candidate in over 100 years to capture the presidency without a majority popular vote. Four years later, Bush finally attained a narrow popular mandate but only after a hard fought campaign. Then, in 2006, the Republicans suffered a stunning reversal of political fortune, losing control of both Houses of Congress, as public opinion turned massively against the president.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMaking Political Choices: Canada and the United States\u003c\/i\u003e, Harold Clarke, Allan Kornberg, and Thomas Scotto employ a wealth of new survey data to describe these elections and evaluate competing theories of party support and voter turnout. While examining various arguments, the authors contend that a \u003ci\u003evalence politics \u003c\/i\u003emodel provides a powerful explanation of voting behavior in Canada, the United States, and other mature democracies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123917177072,"sku":"9781442608542","price":127.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781442608542_p0.jpg?v=1763813429","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781442608542","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}