Broadband Internet Expansion Motivates Intraparty Competition in U.S. Congressional Primaries

• In Event: Media, Accountability, and Transparency in Legislative Politics

Brief Overview

Broadband expansion in the 2000s nationalized elections, increasing intraparty primary threats and partisan behavior among incumbents, while reducing two-party competition and promoting polarization in Congress.

Author

• Carlos Andres Algara, Claremont Graduate University