The State of the Parties

The state of the parties; the future of the American two-party system, A. James Reichley; the changing American party coalitions, 1952-2000, Paul A. Beck; the state of party elites - national convention delegates, 1992-2000, John Jackson, Nathan Bigelow and John C. Green; out of the shadows but still in the dark? the Supreme court, political parties and the constitutional electoral process, David Ryden; national party finances 2000; the parties take the lead - political parties and the financing of the 2000 presidential election, Anthony Corrado, Sarah Barclay and Heitor Gouvea; the committee shuffle - major party spending in congressional elections, Robin Kolodny and Diane Dwyre; state parties and soft money, Ray la Raja; state parties - independent partners in the money relationship, Sarah M. Morehouse and Malcolm E. Jewell arty services; the battle for the statehouse, Peter Francia and Paul Herrnson; casting a weak net - political party websites, Rick D. Farmer and Rich Fender; no mo(mentum) in Ohio - local parties and the 2000 campaign, Melanie Blumberg, William Binning and John C. Green; the symbiotic relationship between political parties and political consultants, David Dulio and James A. Thurber; party in government after 2000; party dilemmas in U.S. house lections, Jeffrey Stonecash; the unprecedented senate - political parties in the senate after 2000, Larry Schwab; assessing party strength in the House of Representatives, R. Lawrence Butler; party responsibility; parliamentary government in the United States, Gerald M. Pomper, Schattsneider's dismay - strong parties and alienated voters, Daniel M. Shea; responsible, functional or both - American political parties and the APSA report after 50 years, John Coleman; minor parties in 2000; wrecker or builder? the effect of Ralph Nader's 2000 campaign on the U.S. Greens, John C. Berg; Ross Perot is alive and well and living in the Republican party - major party co-optation of the Reform party, Ronald Rappaport and Walter Stone; toward a more responsible three-party system, Theodore J. Lowi.