Media Markets, Primary Candidates and Polarization

• In Event: Potential for Change in Legislative Elections

Brief Overview

How is American Politics to explain the increasing polarization of American parties? We argue that the focus on primaries should be enriched by considering the role of media markets in facilitating, or not, the rise of primary challengers.

Authors

• Benjamin Beutel, Texas A&M University

• Lucy M. Goodhart, Brandeis University