". . . the authors offset the expansive statistical analysis by delving into the historical circumstances and results of recent campaigns and elections. . . . [The book] certainly makes a scholarly and informative contribution to the understanding of the voting habits of the American electorate—and the resulting composition of American government."
—Shant Mesrobian, NationalJournal.com, April 18, 2003
— Shant Mesrobian, NationalJournal.com
". . . should be in the collection of every political scientist interested in electoral behavior and should be required reading in graduate courses on electoral behavior."
—Perspectives on Politics
— Sean Q Kelly, Niagara University, Perspectives on Politics
". . . the most careful and thorough analysis of split-ticket voting yet. It won't settle all of the arguments about the origins of ticket splitting and divided government, but these arguments will now be much better informed. . . . [E]ssential reading for anyone interested in understanding the major trends in U.S. electoral politics of the past several decades."
—Gary Jacobson, University of California, San Diego
— Gary Jacobson, University of California, San Diego
"When voters split their tickets or produce divided government, it is common to attribute the outcome as a strategic verdict or a demand for partisan balance. Burden and Kimball strongly challenge such claims. With a thorough and deft use of statistics, they portray ticket-splitting as a by-product of the separate circumstances that drive the outcomes of the different electoral contests. This will be the book to be reckoned with on the matter of ticket splitting."
—Robert Erikson, Columbia University
— Robert Erikson, Columbia University