David B Magleby
Biographic Data
| ID | 951196 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David B Magleby |
| GIVEN NAMES | David B |
| FAMILY NAME | Magleby |
| SIGNATURE | MAGLEBY D B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brigham Young University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 183 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 20 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
The Political Power of Negative Motivations
Voter Confidence and the Election-Day Voting Experience
X. The Myth of the Independent Voter Revisited
Political Parties and Consultants
This article explains the development of political consultants in American politics and the increasing interaction of consultants and political parties. It starts by reviewing the history and describing the broader role that consultants play in American politics. Next, it describes in more detail specific functions that consultants have taken over for parties and for individual campaigns. It specifically discusses the broader phenomenon of politi…
Gary C. Bryner
Professor Gary C. Bryner passed away on March 10, 2010, at age 58. Gary courageously faced the challenge of pancreatic cancer with more concern about his wife, family, and friends than for himself. Gary personified the ideal colleague. He was unfailing in his willingness to assist others with their research and was a devoted teacher. He was always first to volunteer when help was needed. Although the cancer progressed quickly, he was grateful for…
Turning the Tables
The BCRA soft money ban enacted in 2002 posed a serious challenge to Democrats. Could they compete in fundraising with the Republicans in a hard money only environment? Some even went so far as to suggest that BCRA was a "suicide bill" for the Democrats. Such dire predictions have not proven true. Democrats have exploited good candidates, strong party committee leadership, messaging, and technology to be competitive with the Republican Party over…
Rolling in the Dough
The dramatic growth in the numbers of individuals contributing to presidential candidates and the surge in total amounts being contributed has generated substantial media attention in the 2008 presidential election. Individuals are giving more, in part, because the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) raised contribution limits and encouraged "max-out" donors to contribute to party committees as well. This study compares individual contribu…
Commentary on Welch's Early and Important Work Separating Out the Effects of Constituency and Campaign Contributions on Congressional Roll-Call Votes
Writing mote than 20 years ago, W. P. Welch used a probit model to attempt to isolate the effect of campaign contributions on roll-call from other influences like the legislator's constituency, party, and ideology. The literature on the relationship between campaign contributions and legislative votes is extensive, with often-inconsistent findings. It is typically the case contributions from interested groups are correlated with roll-call favorab…
At Your Service
The experiences in Florida in 2000 and Ohio in 2004 demonstrate that the election process can fall short of voters' expectations. In the wake of reforms, such as the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002, scholars have attempted to identify ways in which the objective conditions in polling places shape citizens' experiences and overall confidence in the electoral system. Early studies reveal that poll workers play a major role in the way voters fe…
Elections
The “Stand by Your Ad” (SBYA) provision of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act requires federal candidates to claim responsibility for their advertising content. Using an experimental survey design to show respondents actual campaign ads with and without the SBYA language, we find that SBYA produces no effect on respondents’ levels of trust in candidates or the ads themselves. However, there is a statistically significant effect on respondents’ co…
Direct Legislation
Outside Money in the 2000 Presidential Primaries and Congressional General Elections
Beginning with the 1996 election cycle, political parties and interest groups, through soft money and issue advocacy, have mounted substantial campaigns in competitive elections. Noncandidate campaigns, funded with this outside money, are in some ways extensions of independent expenditure campaigns. However, by avoiding the words of express advocacy, as defined by the Supreme Court, groups may avoid the disclosure requirements imposed on independ…
Ballot Initiatives and Intergovernmental Relations in the United States
Journal Article Ballot Initiatives and Intergovernmental Relations in the United States Get access David B. Magleby David B. Magleby Brigham Young University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Volume 28, Issue 1, Winter 1998, Pages 147–163, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a029945 Published: 01 January 1998
Consultants and Direct Democracy
Proponents of direct legislation maintain that the initiative and popular referendum empower ordinary citizens to set the agenda of politics. Some argue it shifts “ultimate authority from representatives in state legislatures, city councils, and even Congress to the people themselves” (Schmidt 1989, vii). Such elections, so the argument goes, produce greater voter interest in elections and higher voter turnout. Those in favor of the process also …
Pi Sigma Alpha, the Political Science Honor Society
Trends
Journal Article POLL TRENDS: CONGRESSIONAL REFORM Get access DAVID B. MAGLEBY, DAVID B. MAGLEBY DAVID B. MAGLEBY is professor of political science and political science department chair at Brigham Young University, KELLY D. PATTERSON is assistant professor of political science at Brigham Young University. Data were obtained from the Roper Center's POLL database and the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research. The authors wou…
Myth of the Independent Voter
Few events in American politics over the past two decades have generated more attention than the increasing number of voters calling themselves Independent. By the early 1970s Independents outnumbered Republicans, according to many eminent experts on voting behavior. Yet the authors of this incisive new commentary on American politics claim that most of this widespread speculation on declining party affiliation is simply wrong. They contend that …
Poll Trends
Journal Article THE POLLS—POLL TRENDS PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR CONGRESS Get access KELLY D. PATTERSON, KELLY D. PATTERSON CELLY D. PATTERSON is at Franklin and Marshall College, DAVID B. MAOLEBY is professor of political science and political science department chair at Brigham Young University. Data were obtained through the SCORPIO POLL data base of the Library of Congress, the Roper Center's POLL data base, and the Inter-University Consortium for Po…
Taking the Initiative
The last decade has seen a resurgence in interest in three direct democracy devices—the initiative, the popular referendum and the recall. These processes reflect the Progressive Era reformers' aim of enlarging the role of citizens and voters as well as restricting or checking the power of intermediary institutions such as state and local legislatures, political parties, and elected executives. The focus of this article is to examine the increase…
Participation in Mail Ballot Elections
LECTIONS are typically conducted on a single day during specified hours. With few exceptions, voters wishing to exercise their franchise must vote on that day at specified polling places. Although different cities or states use different ballot formats and voting systems (Rusk 1970; Walker 1966), the reliance on a single election day with voting at neighborhood locations has been a given in American politics. A major exception to neighborhood ele…
The Partisan Affinities of Independent ‘Leaners
For almost a decade we have taken issue with the prevailing view of independent voters. We showed that Independents, as they were usually defined, had nothing in common, and in fact were more diverse than either Democrats or Republicans. Virtually no generalizations about Independents were correct, except by accident, because they comprise three very different kinds of people. Most Independents acknowledge that they are closer to one or the other…
The Partisan Affinities of Independent ‘Leaners
For almost a decade we have taken issue with the prevailing view of independent voters. We showed that Independents, as they were usually defined, had nothing in common, and in fact were more diverse than either Democrats or Republicans. Virtually no generalizations about Independents were correct, except by accident, because they comprise three very different kinds of people. Most Independents acknowledge that they are closer to one or the other…
Voter Confidence and the Election-Day Voting Experience
At Your Service
The experiences in Florida in 2000 and Ohio in 2004 demonstrate that the election process can fall short of voters' expectations. In the wake of reforms, such as the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002, scholars have attempted to identify ways in which the objective conditions in polling places shape citizens' experiences and overall confidence in the electoral system. Early studies reveal that poll workers play a major role in the way voters fe…
Participation in Mail Ballot Elections
LECTIONS are typically conducted on a single day during specified hours. With few exceptions, voters wishing to exercise their franchise must vote on that day at specified polling places. Although different cities or states use different ballot formats and voting systems (Rusk 1970; Walker 1966), the reliance on a single election day with voting at neighborhood locations has been a given in American politics. A major exception to neighborhood ele…
Poll Trends
Journal Article THE POLLS—POLL TRENDS PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR CONGRESS Get access KELLY D. PATTERSON, KELLY D. PATTERSON CELLY D. PATTERSON is at Franklin and Marshall College, DAVID B. MAOLEBY is professor of political science and political science department chair at Brigham Young University. Data were obtained through the SCORPIO POLL data base of the Library of Congress, the Roper Center's POLL data base, and the Inter-University Consortium for Po…
Ballot Initiatives and Intergovernmental Relations in the United States
Journal Article Ballot Initiatives and Intergovernmental Relations in the United States Get access David B. Magleby David B. Magleby Brigham Young University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Volume 28, Issue 1, Winter 1998, Pages 147–163, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a029945 Published: 01 January 1998
Trends
Journal Article POLL TRENDS: CONGRESSIONAL REFORM Get access DAVID B. MAGLEBY, DAVID B. MAGLEBY DAVID B. MAGLEBY is professor of political science and political science department chair at Brigham Young University, KELLY D. PATTERSON is assistant professor of political science at Brigham Young University. Data were obtained from the Roper Center's POLL database and the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research. The authors wou…
Consultants and Direct Democracy
Proponents of direct legislation maintain that the initiative and popular referendum empower ordinary citizens to set the agenda of politics. Some argue it shifts “ultimate authority from representatives in state legislatures, city councils, and even Congress to the people themselves” (Schmidt 1989, vii). Such elections, so the argument goes, produce greater voter interest in elections and higher voter turnout. Those in favor of the process also …
Elections
The “Stand by Your Ad” (SBYA) provision of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act requires federal candidates to claim responsibility for their advertising content. Using an experimental survey design to show respondents actual campaign ads with and without the SBYA language, we find that SBYA produces no effect on respondents’ levels of trust in candidates or the ads themselves. However, there is a statistically significant effect on respondents’ co…
Outside Money in the 2000 Presidential Primaries and Congressional General Elections
Beginning with the 1996 election cycle, political parties and interest groups, through soft money and issue advocacy, have mounted substantial campaigns in competitive elections. Noncandidate campaigns, funded with this outside money, are in some ways extensions of independent expenditure campaigns. However, by avoiding the words of express advocacy, as defined by the Supreme Court, groups may avoid the disclosure requirements imposed on independ…
Pi Sigma Alpha, the Political Science Honor Society
The Partisan Affinities of Independent ‘Leaners
For almost a decade we have taken issue with the prevailing view of independent voters. We showed that Independents, as they were usually defined, had nothing in common, and in fact were more diverse than either Democrats or Republicans. Virtually no generalizations about Independents were correct, except by accident, because they comprise three very different kinds of people. Most Independents acknowledge that they are closer to one or the other…
Participation in Mail Ballot Elections
LECTIONS are typically conducted on a single day during specified hours. With few exceptions, voters wishing to exercise their franchise must vote on that day at specified polling places. Although different cities or states use different ballot formats and voting systems (Rusk 1970; Walker 1966), the reliance on a single election day with voting at neighborhood locations has been a given in American politics. A major exception to neighborhood ele…
Taking the Initiative
The last decade has seen a resurgence in interest in three direct democracy devices—the initiative, the popular referendum and the recall. These processes reflect the Progressive Era reformers' aim of enlarging the role of citizens and voters as well as restricting or checking the power of intermediary institutions such as state and local legislatures, political parties, and elected executives. The focus of this article is to examine the increase…
Myth of the Independent Voter
Few events in American politics over the past two decades have generated more attention than the increasing number of voters calling themselves Independent. By the early 1970s Independents outnumbered Republicans, according to many eminent experts on voting behavior. Yet the authors of this incisive new commentary on American politics claim that most of this widespread speculation on declining party affiliation is simply wrong. They contend that …
Poll Trends
Journal Article THE POLLS—POLL TRENDS PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR CONGRESS Get access KELLY D. PATTERSON, KELLY D. PATTERSON CELLY D. PATTERSON is at Franklin and Marshall College, DAVID B. MAOLEBY is professor of political science and political science department chair at Brigham Young University. Data were obtained through the SCORPIO POLL data base of the Library of Congress, the Roper Center's POLL data base, and the Inter-University Consortium for Po…
Trends
Journal Article POLL TRENDS: CONGRESSIONAL REFORM Get access DAVID B. MAGLEBY, DAVID B. MAGLEBY DAVID B. MAGLEBY is professor of political science and political science department chair at Brigham Young University, KELLY D. PATTERSON is assistant professor of political science at Brigham Young University. Data were obtained from the Roper Center's POLL database and the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research. The authors wou…
Pi Sigma Alpha, the Political Science Honor Society
Ballot Initiatives and Intergovernmental Relations in the United States
Journal Article Ballot Initiatives and Intergovernmental Relations in the United States Get access David B. Magleby David B. Magleby Brigham Young University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Volume 28, Issue 1, Winter 1998, Pages 147–163, https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubjof.a029945 Published: 01 January 1998
Consultants and Direct Democracy
Proponents of direct legislation maintain that the initiative and popular referendum empower ordinary citizens to set the agenda of politics. Some argue it shifts “ultimate authority from representatives in state legislatures, city councils, and even Congress to the people themselves” (Schmidt 1989, vii). Such elections, so the argument goes, produce greater voter interest in elections and higher voter turnout. Those in favor of the process also …
Direct Legislation
Outside Money in the 2000 Presidential Primaries and Congressional General Elections
Beginning with the 1996 election cycle, political parties and interest groups, through soft money and issue advocacy, have mounted substantial campaigns in competitive elections. Noncandidate campaigns, funded with this outside money, are in some ways extensions of independent expenditure campaigns. However, by avoiding the words of express advocacy, as defined by the Supreme Court, groups may avoid the disclosure requirements imposed on independ…
Elections
The “Stand by Your Ad” (SBYA) provision of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act requires federal candidates to claim responsibility for their advertising content. Using an experimental survey design to show respondents actual campaign ads with and without the SBYA language, we find that SBYA produces no effect on respondents’ levels of trust in candidates or the ads themselves. However, there is a statistically significant effect on respondents’ co…
Rolling in the Dough
The dramatic growth in the numbers of individuals contributing to presidential candidates and the surge in total amounts being contributed has generated substantial media attention in the 2008 presidential election. Individuals are giving more, in part, because the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA) raised contribution limits and encouraged "max-out" donors to contribute to party committees as well. This study compares individual contribu…
Commentary on Welch's Early and Important Work Separating Out the Effects of Constituency and Campaign Contributions on Congressional Roll-Call Votes
Writing mote than 20 years ago, W. P. Welch used a probit model to attempt to isolate the effect of campaign contributions on roll-call from other influences like the legislator's constituency, party, and ideology. The literature on the relationship between campaign contributions and legislative votes is extensive, with often-inconsistent findings. It is typically the case contributions from interested groups are correlated with roll-call favorab…
At Your Service
The experiences in Florida in 2000 and Ohio in 2004 demonstrate that the election process can fall short of voters' expectations. In the wake of reforms, such as the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002, scholars have attempted to identify ways in which the objective conditions in polling places shape citizens' experiences and overall confidence in the electoral system. Early studies reveal that poll workers play a major role in the way voters fe…
Turning the Tables
The BCRA soft money ban enacted in 2002 posed a serious challenge to Democrats. Could they compete in fundraising with the Republicans in a hard money only environment? Some even went so far as to suggest that BCRA was a "suicide bill" for the Democrats. Such dire predictions have not proven true. Democrats have exploited good candidates, strong party committee leadership, messaging, and technology to be competitive with the Republican Party over…
Political Parties and Consultants
This article explains the development of political consultants in American politics and the increasing interaction of consultants and political parties. It starts by reviewing the history and describing the broader role that consultants play in American politics. Next, it describes in more detail specific functions that consultants have taken over for parties and for individual campaigns. It specifically discusses the broader phenomenon of politi…
Gary C. Bryner
Professor Gary C. Bryner passed away on March 10, 2010, at age 58. Gary courageously faced the challenge of pancreatic cancer with more concern about his wife, family, and friends than for himself. Gary personified the ideal colleague. He was unfailing in his willingness to assist others with their research and was a devoted teacher. He was always first to volunteer when help was needed. Although the cancer progressed quickly, he was grateful for…
X. The Myth of the Independent Voter Revisited
Voter Confidence and the Election-Day Voting Experience
The Political Power of Negative Motivations
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