Dr. Damore’s Publications

“The Impact of Diversity and Density on Reapportionment and Redistricting in the Mountain West,” Brookings Institution Issues in Governance Studies, Number 43, January 2012.

“Slowing the Tide: Partisan Gridlock and the 2011 Nevada Redistricting.” In The Election’s Mine—I Draw the Line: The Political Battle over Redistricting at the State Level, eds. William J. Miller and Jeremy D. Walling. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, Forthcoming.

“Reapportionment and Redistricting in the Mountain West.” In The Political Demography and Geography of the Mountain West, ed. Ruy Teixeira, Brookings Institution Press, Forthcoming.

“The Tea Party Angle in the Nevada Senate Race.” In Tea Party Effects on 2010 Senate Elections: Stuck in the Middle to Lose, eds. Will Miller and Jeremy Walling. 2011. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 47-66.

“Reid vs. Angle in Nevada’s Senate Race: Harry Houdini Escapes the Wave.” In Cases in Congressional Campaigns: Storming the Hill, 2^nd ed., eds. David Dulio and Randall Adkins. 2011. New York: Routledge, 32-53.

“Unhappy, Uninformed, or Uninterested? Understanding ‘None of the Above’ Voting” (with Mallory M. Waters and Shaun Bowler) Political Research Quarterly, forthcoming.

“Explaining the Decision to Withdraw from a U.S. Presidential Nomination Campaign” (with Thomas G. Hansford and A.J. Barghothi). Political Behavior, Vol. 32, No. 1 (June 2010):157-180.

“Sweet Land of Liberty: Gay Marriage and Mormonism in Nevada” (with Ted G. Jelen, and Michael W. Bowers). 2007. In Religious Interests In Community Conflict, ed. Laura Olson and Paul Djupe. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 51-72.

“The 2001 Nevada Redistricting and Perpetuation of the Status Quo.” American Review of Politics, Vol. 27 (Summer 2006): 149-168.

“Issue Convergence in Presidential Campaigns.” Political Behavior, Vol. 27, No. 1 (March 2005): 71-97.

“The Dynamics of Issue Ownership in Presidential Campaigns.” Political Research Quarterly, Vol. 57, No. 3 (September 2004): 391-397.

“Using Campaign Advertisements to Assess Campaign Processes.” Journal of Political Marketing, Vol. 3, No.1 (December 2003): 39-59.

“Gender, Employment Status, and Abortion: A Longitudinal Study” (with Ted G. Jelen and Thomas Lamatsch). Sex Roles, Vol. 47, Nos.7/8 (October 2003): 321-330.

“Candidate Strategy and the Decision to Go Negative.” Political Research Quarterly, Vol. 55, No. 4 (September 2002): 669-686.

“Congressional Preferences, Perceptions of Threat, and Supreme Court Decision Making” (with Thomas Hansford). American Politics Quarterly, Vol. 28, No.4 (October 2000): 512-532.

“The Dynamics of Racialized Media Coverage in Congressional Elections” (with Nayda Terkildsen). Journal of Politics, Vol. 61, No. 3 (August 1999): 680-699.

“The Allocation of Party Controlled Resources in the House of Representatives, 1989-1996” (with Thomas Hansford). Political Research Quarterly, Vol. 52, No. 2 (June 1999): 371-386.

“A Dynamic Model of Candidate Fundraising: The Case of Presidential Nomination Campaigns.” Political Research Quarterly, Vol. 50, No. 2 (June 1997): 343-364.