The Divided Democrats
Ideological Unity, Party Reform, And Presidential Elections
1st Edition
Published on 1. November 2019
Book
Hardback
236 pages
978-0-367-32030-0 (ISBN)
Description
Why have the Democrats lost five of the last seven presidential elections, even though polls consistently show that more Americans identify with that party than with the Republican party? And why are Democratic presidential nomination races usually so much more bitter and fractious than those held by the Republicans?The answer, argues William Mayer
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
498 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-367-32030-0 (9780367320300)
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Person
William G. Mayer is assistant professor of political science at Northeastern University.
Content
Forthcoming Titles -- Foreword -- Introduction: Party Unity and Presidential Elections -- Do Democratic Rules Make the Nomination Process More Divisive? -- The Divisive Primary Revisited -- Ideological Cohesion in the American Party System -- Ideological Cohesion over Time: The Origin and Evolution of the Party Coalitions -- Group Appeals and the Democratic Coalition -- The Politics of Democratic Disunity -- Variables Used in the Probit Equations in Chapter 3 -- Measuring Ideological Cohesion -- Open-Ended Responses on Group-Related Themes and Issues