List of Illustrations

Preface

List of Acronyms

Glossary of Mexican Words and Phrases

Contributors

1 Introduction

Chappell Lawson

Part I. The Electoral Context

2 Citizen Attitudes toward Democracy and Vicente Fox's Victory in 2000

Roderic Ai Camp

3 Mobilized Voting in the 2000 Elections: The Changing Efficacy of Vote Buying and Coercion in Mexican Electoral Politics

Wayne A. Cornelius

4 Political Reform, Electoral Participation, and the Campaign of 2000

Chappell Lawson and Joseph L. Klesner

Part II. Parties and Candidates

5 The Structure of the Mexican Electorate: Social, Attitudinal, and Partisan Bases of Vicente Fox's Victory

Joseph L. Klesner

6 The Making of the Mexican President, 2000: Parties, Candidates, and Campaign Strategy

Kathleen Bruhn

7 Primary Priming

James A. McCann

Part III. Campaign Messages and Voter Responses

8 Television Coverage, Vote Choice, and the 2000 Campaign

Chappell Lawson

9 Mexico's Great Debates: The Televised Candidate Encounters of 2000 and Their Electoral Consequences

Chappell Lawson

10 The Effects of Negative Campaigns on Mexican Voters

Alejandro Moreno

11 Strategic Coordination in the 2000 Mexican Presidential Race

Beatriz Magaloni and Alejandro Poiré

12 The Issues, the Vote, and the Mandate for Change

Beatriz Magaloni and Alejandro Poiré

13 Conclusion: Why and How Did Mexico's 2000 Presidential Election Campaign Matter?

Jorge I. Dominguez

Appendix. Mexico 2000 Panel Study

Index