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What We Know About Congressional Primaries
The Primary Problem: How partisan primaries disenfranchise voters, distort representation, and fuel political division
Primaries: More than One Way to Find a Party Nominee
Monopoly Politics Report: The Root of Dysfunction in the U.S. House of Representatives
The Next Great Migration: The Rise of Independent Voters
California’s Top-two Primary: A Successful Reform
Political Polarization and Voters in the 2018 Congressional Primaries
Anticipating Trouble: Congressional Primaries and Incumbent Behavior
Political Polarization and Candidates in the 2016 Congressional Primaries
The Adoption of Electoral Reforms and Ideological Change in the California State Legislature
Academic Articles
Polarization and State Legislative Elections
The Primary Threat: How the Surge of Ideological Challengers is Exacerbating Partisan Polarization
Consequences of Final Five Voting for Communities of Color
Reducing Legislative Polarization: Top-Two and Open Primaries Are Associated with More Moderate Legislators
Polarization and the Top-Two Primary: Moderating Candidate Rhetoric in One-Party Contests
Ideological Moderates Won’t Run: How Party Fit Matters for Partisan Polarization in Congress
Books
Rejecting Compromise: Legislators’ Fear of Primary Voters
The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy
Getting Primaried: The Changing Politics of Congressional Primary Challengers
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The Primary Problem Explained
The Primary Problem Methodology