Democratic National Committee (DNC), 65–67, 82, 142, 220, 228–229, 234, 262, 346n149

Democratic National Convention, 50, 135, 345n139

Democratic Party

contributions to political discourse, 79–83, 198

fund raising, 65–67, 69–70, 125, 229

governing philosophy, 77–78, 196, 199, 202, 202, 202, 205–214, 216–217

voter mobilizationSee alsopolitical parties, 234

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), 70, 220, 346n149

election administration

funding, 101, 280–281

improving, 279–282, 321

local control, 51, 101, 280–281

problems, 51–53, 99–101

racial inequality, 53

training. See alsosee Help America Vote Act

electioneering, 231, 251–252, 256, 267–268, 320

electoral college

and the 2000 election, 52

bonus plan, 184–187, 320

national popular vote, 185–187

and political inequality, 49, 101, 184–185

electoral structure in the U.S.

compared to other democracies, 91–92, 154–155, 180

electoral structure in the U.S. (continued)

complexity, 94, 156–157, 162, 165–167, 171, 184

Ewald, Alec, 100

expansion of elections, 155–156

fact checking

debates, 146

media, 86, 116, 119, 315

FactCheck.org, 32, 83, 217, 313, 333n4

Forgette, Richard, 275

frames (framing)

episodic, 308–309

of elections, 196, 199, 214, 214, 289–292

in elections, 33, 78, 80, 149, 177, 198

in election coverage, 122, 145, 307–308

free television time, 137–144, 301, 328–329

Gerken, Heather, 100–101, 282

Hall, Thad E., 280

Hart, Roderick, 305, 310

Help America Vote Act (HAVA), 53–54, 280

Herrnson, Paul, 60, 280

initiatives and referenda, 92, 152, 162, 166

eliminating, 174–178

legislative process versus, 176

national voter, 112

popular control andSee alsoballot measures, 175, 177–178