Congressional primaries are increasingly being blamed for polarization and gridlock in Congress. Most American states adopted congressional primaries during the

The recent rise of “primarying” corresponds to the rise of national fundraising bases and new types of partisan organizations supporting candidates around t

This analysis of legislative behavior shows how primary voters can obstruct political compromise and outlines potential reforms to remedy gridlock.

Demonstrates how party elites influence candidate decisions and shape the outcomes of primary elections for House and Senate.

Primary elections have been used for the past century for most U.S. elective offices and their popularity is growing in other nations as well. In some circumsta