Party Pursuits and The Presidential-House Election Connection, 1900-2008 [[electronic resource] ] : 1900 to the Present

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910820498903321
• Autore: Stonecash Jeffrey M
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge, : Cambridge University Press, 2012
• ISBN: 1-139-79438-8; 1-316-09030-2; 1-107-25485-X; 1-139-78002-6; 1-139-33373-9; 1-139-77698-3; 1-139-78301-7
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (234 p.)
• Disciplina: 324.973; 324.973/09; 324.97309
• Soggetti: Elections -- United States -- History; Political parties -- United States; Presidents -- United States -- Election; United States. Congress -- Elections; Elections - History - United States; Presidents - Election - United States; Political parties - United States; Government - U.S; Law, Politics & Government; Political Rights - U.S
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Party Pursuits and the Presidential-House Election Connection, 1900-2008; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; PART I: ELECTION PATTERNS AND INTERPRETIVE FRAMEWORKS; 1 Disconnecting and Reconnecting Presidential-House Election Results; Concerns about ; Political Responsiveness; The Consequences for Democratic Responsiveness; A Reversal of Trends and the Concern of the Analysis; The Nature of Explanations: Change, Time, and Political Response; The Issue of Political Responsiveness; The Plan of the Book; 2 The Study of Presidential-House Elections; 3 Reconsidering Conclusions; Questionable Evidence about IncumbentsAccumulating Evidence: The Return of a Relationship; A Restoration?; Summary: Doubts about Premises and Conclusions; Frameworks and Consequences; The Foundation: A Stable Party Identification and a Normal Vote; Critical Realignment and Change; The Missing Realignment and Theoretical Innovation; Explaining Change; The Limitations of the Prevailing Framework; The Substantive Concerns of Voters: The Divide about Government; The Neglected Party Role amid Polarization; The Limitations of Short-Term Analyses; 4 Explaining Change; Social Change and Shifting Political ContextsThe Communication of Shifting Positions; Implications; PART II: EXPLAINING A CHANGING RELATIONSHIP; 5 The Democratic Pursuit of the North; Party Response; The Limits of Party Efforts; 6 Expanding the Democratic Base; Analyzing 1928-1932 Gains; Responding to Electoral Change; 7 Republican and Democratic Pursuits of New Constituencies; The Democratic Party; The Republican Party's Dilemma; A Crucial Juncture: Interpreting Electoral Responses; Presidential Aspirations and Electoral Strategies; Moderates and the Evolution of the Republican Party; 8 The Consequences of Changing Electoral BasesShifting Geographical Bases; Long-Term Changes; The Emergence of Candidate-Centered Campaigns; The Limits of Cross-Sectional Data; 9 Regional Patterns of Change; The South; Northern Changes; The Remainder of the Nation; Sources and Timing of Separation; 10 Realignment and Converging Results; A Caution: A Party Role but Persisting Vote Divergences; 11 Party Pursuits and American Democracy; Appendix I: Presidential-House Elections by House Districts; Appendix II: The Presidential-House Relationship and Uncontested Races; Appendix III: Alternative Explanations of ChangeBibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Stonecash analyzes election results arguing that the separation of presidential and House results occurring from the 1960s to 1980 was a party-driven process.