High-Profile Criminal Violence: Why Drug Cartels Murder Government Officials and Party Candidates in Mexico
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DOI: 10.1017/s0007123418000637
Abstract: Abstract This article explains a surprising wave of lethal attacks by drug cartels against hundreds of local elected officials and party candidates in Mexico, 2007–2012. These attacks are puzzling because criminal organizations tend to prefer… read more here.
Keywords: violence; candidates mexico; high profile; drug cartels ... See more keywords
Third-party candidates, newspaper editorials, and political debates
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DOI: 10.1177/07395329221100546
Abstract: This study examines how newspapers in Virginia and the Washington Post covered the 2013 gubernatorial campaign of Libertarian Robert Sarvis in their editorials. In addition to comparing coverage volume and type, the study analyzes how… read more here.
Keywords: newspaper editorials; newspaper; political debates; party candidates ... See more keywords
Ranked-Choice Voting and the Potential for Improved Electoral Performance of Third-Party Candidates in America
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DOI: 10.1177/1532673x211072388
Abstract: Proponents of ranked-choice voting highlight a number of arguments for why such an approach to elections should be adopted. One major argument is that ranked-choice voting will encourage voters to support more third-party or independent… read more here.
Keywords: ranked choice; third party; choice voting; party candidates ... See more keywords