Switching parties is arguably the most important decision a
politician will ever make. This book is the first-ever systematic
study of the causes and consequences of legislative party switching
in the United States. The author argues that re-election alone does
not explain party switching. He proposes an ambition-based theory
that accounts for multiple goals (including higher office
aspirations and the desire for influence in the legislature) with a
focus on the electoral costs and the institutional benefits of the
decision. The book combines the statistical analysis of electoral
data and legislative careers in the US Congress and state
legislatures with elite interviews of party switchers,
non-switchers, and a party leader. The case study of a party
switcher's decision in 'real time' documents the complexity of the
decision in a politician's own words prior to and following the
switch. The book raises important questions regarding the meaning
of a party label.
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