Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: Those Fittest for the Trust 1
5. Chapter 1. Who Wants to Run? 9
6. Chapter 2. A Framework for Studying Elections and Ideology 28
7. Chapter 3. The Electoral Preference for Moderates 48
8. Chapter 4. Polarization and the Devaluing of Office 57
9. Chapter 5. Depolarization and the Benefits of Office 78
10. Chapter 6. Polarization and the Costs of Running 93
11. Conclusion: Who Wants to Run? in Broader Context 101
12. Appendix 1: Additional Results on Polarization and Who Runs 109
13. Appendix 2: Estimating the Advantage of Moderates 117
14. Appendix 3: Effects of Office Benefits on Polarization 125
15. Appendix 4: State Legislators Running for the U.S. House 131
16. Notes 135
17. References 139
18. Index 151