Do elections matter? / Benjamin Ginsberg and Alan Stone, editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The 1994 national elections: a debacle for the Democrats / Benjamin Ginsberg -- The Question of presidential character / Chris Cookson, Ross Lence, and Alan Stone -- The Decline and ascent of political parties in Canada: the collapse of the conservatives and the rise of reform / Kenneth Woodside -- Busted: government and elections in the era of deficit politics / Daniel Wirls -- The 1994 explosion / Thomas Ferguson -- Issues, elections, and political change: the case of abortion / Timothy A. Byrnes -- The Importance of elections in a strong congressional party era: the effect of unified vs. divided government / Bruce I. Oppenheimer -- Candidate appeals and the meaning of elections / Richard Joslyn -- Does ideology matter? / Kathleen Knight and Carolyn V. Lewis -- State legislative elections: choices or echoes? / John Frendreis [and others] -- Fresh troops and hardened veterans: religious activists and party realignment in the 1990s / James L. Guth [and others]