Jamie L. Carson is the UGA Athletic Association Professor of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia.Joel Sievert is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Texas Tech University.Ryan D. Williamson is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Wyoming.

Carson, Sievert, and Williamson develop a sophisticated, over-time approach to understanding the causes and consequences of nationalization in American politics. They show that nationalization is not an end point; rather, it is an equilibrium state that American politics has moved towards and away from at various times over the last two centuries. This is a smart, insightful book with deep consequences for making sense of American political history, contemporary politics, and what might happen next.

• Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Nationalized Elections: A Review Chapter 3: Evidence of Nationalization Across Time Chapter 4: Nationalization and the Electoral Connection Chapter 5: Nationalization and Incumbency Chapter 6: Nationalization and Polarization Chapter 7: Nationalization and Candidate Evaluations Chapter 8: Contextualizing Nationalization: The 2020 Elections Chapter 9: Conclusion AppendixNotesReferencesIndex

Jamie L. Carson is the UGA Athletic Association Professor of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia.Joel Sievert is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Texas Tech University.Ryan D. Williamson is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Wyoming.

Carson, Sievert, and Williamson develop a sophisticated, over-time approach to understanding the causes and consequences of nationalization in American politics. They show that nationalization is not an end point; rather, it is an equilibrium state that American politics has moved towards and away from at various times over the last two centuries. This is a smart, insightful book with deep consequences for making sense of American political history, contemporary politics, and what might happen next.

• Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Nationalized Elections: A Review Chapter 3: Evidence of Nationalization Across Time Chapter 4: Nationalization and the Electoral Connection Chapter 5: Nationalization and Incumbency Chapter 6: Nationalization and Polarization Chapter 7: Nationalization and Candidate Evaluations Chapter 8: Contextualizing Nationalization: The 2020 Elections Chapter 9: Conclusion AppendixNotesReferencesIndex

Jamie L. Carson is the UGA Athletic Association Professor of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia.Joel Sievert is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Texas Tech University.Ryan D. Williamson is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Wyoming.

Carson, Sievert, and Williamson develop a sophisticated, over-time approach to understanding the causes and consequences of nationalization in American politics. They show that nationalization is not an end point; rather, it is an equilibrium state that American politics has moved towards and away from at various times over the last two centuries. This is a smart, insightful book with deep consequences for making sense of American political history, contemporary politics, and what might happen next.

• Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Nationalized Elections: A Review Chapter 3: Evidence of Nationalization Across Time Chapter 4: Nationalization and the Electoral Connection Chapter 5: Nationalization and Incumbency Chapter 6: Nationalization and Polarization Chapter 7: Nationalization and Candidate Evaluations Chapter 8: Contextualizing Nationalization: The 2020 Elections Chapter 9: Conclusion AppendixNotesReferencesIndex