* The Political Language of Modern Republicanism (1987)
* Political Analysis: A Reference Guide for Students and Citizen Activists (1989)
* The Electronic Commonwealth: The Impact of New Media on Democratic Politics (1995)
* Information Technology and Social Change (1997)
* America's Political Dilemma: The 21st Century Struggle Between Progress and Conservatism (1999)
* The Comparative Study of Electoral Behavior: A Comparative Theoretical Framework (2001)
* The Politics of Talk: America's Dialogue About Terrorism Since 9/11 (2003)
* Presidential Campaigns on Television: Political Advertising and the News Media in American Campaigns (2004)
* Campaign Craft: The Strategies and Tactics of Presidential Election Campaigns (2008)
* Strategic Television: The Role of Television in American Politics (2009)
Edited Volumes
* The Future of Political Theory (1989)
* The Challenge of Electoral Democracy: The Electoral Connection in Comparative Perspective (1991)
* Elections and the Political Order in Comparative Perspective (1993)
* Political Communication in the 1990s: Approaches and Findings (2000)
Articles
* "Presidential Address: The End of Voting?" Political Science Quarterly 115, no. 3 (2000): 325-351.
* "The Impact of the Internet on Political Communication: A Review and Prospectus." In Political Communication in the 21st Century, edited by Paul D. Abramson and Thomas E. Patterson, pp. 19-39. Routledge, 2010.
* "The Changing Nature of Political Communication." In The Oxford Handbook of Political Theory, edited by John A. Ferejohn and David Mayhew, pp. 587-609. Oxford University Press, 2013.