05140nam 22008413u 450 991046224280332120210114210817.01-139-79438-81-316-09030-21-107-25485-X1-139-78002-61-139-33373-91-139-77698-31-139-78301-7(CKB)2670000000278339(EBL)1042534(OCoLC)833769553(SSID)ssj0000759812(PQKBManifestationID)11445338(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000759812(PQKBWorkID)10801529(PQKB)10985254(MiAaPQ)EBC1042534(EXLCZ)99267000000027833920130418d2012|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrParty Pursuits and The Presidential-House Election Connection, 1900-2008[electronic resource] 1900 to the PresentCambridge Cambridge University Press20121 online resource (234 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-107-02948-1 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 ConclusionsQuestionable 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 ChangeSocial 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 Party8 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 RacesAppendix III: Alternative Explanations of ChangeBibliography; IndexStonecash analyzes election results arguing that the separation of presidential and House results occurring from the 1960s to 1980 was a party-driven process.Elections -- United States -- HistoryPolitical parties -- United StatesPresidents -- United States -- ElectionUnited States. Congress -- ElectionsElectionsHistoryUnited StatesPresidentsElectionUnited StatesPolitical partiesUnited StatesGovernment - U.SHILCCLaw, Politics & GovernmentHILCCPolitical Rights - U.SHILCCElectronic books.Elections -- United States -- History.Political parties -- United States.Presidents -- United States -- Election.United States. Congress -- Elections.ElectionsHistoryPresidentsElectionPolitical partiesGovernment - U.S.Law, Politics & GovernmentPolitical Rights - U.S.324.973324.973/09324.97309Stonecash Jeffrey M857274AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910462242803321Party Pursuits and The Presidential-House Election Connection, 1900-20081914207UNINA