02580nam 22005534a 450 991081079320332120240410143920.00-313-07533-6(CKB)1000000000007236(OCoLC)70765952(CaPaEBR)ebrary10020828(SSID)ssj0000244912(PQKBManifestationID)11237116(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000244912(PQKBWorkID)10171601(PQKB)11241773(MiAaPQ)EBC3000717(Au-PeEL)EBL3000717(CaPaEBR)ebr10020828(OCoLC)929144906(EXLCZ)99100000000000723620010614d2002 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrShadow realignment, partisan strength, and competition[electronic resource] 1960-2000 /Albert J. Nelson1st ed.Westport, Conn. Praeger20021 online resource (120 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-275-97303-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [95]-105) and index.Intro -- Illustrations -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- Party Cycles -- Separation of Powers and Decline of Parties -- Candidate-Centered Politics and Incumbency -- Regionalism and the Decline of the Democrats -- Postindustrial Dislocation -- Direction of this Book -- 2. SHADOW REALIGNMENT AND NATIONAL PARTISAN VARIATION AND COMPETITION -- National Party Strength Index -- Electoral Periods and Shadow Realignment -- National Partisan Strength in Regions -- National Partisan Competition by State -- 3. STATE PARTISAN VARIATION AND COMPETITION -- National and State Party Strength Indices Compared -- Regional Party Strength -- State Party Competition -- 4. EXPLAINING SHIFTING PARTY STRENGTH, ELECTORAL REFORM, AND CONCLUSIONS -- Predicting Party Strength Indices -- Predicting Presidential Elections -- Gala 2000 -- Electoral Reform -- Bush Problems -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.Politics, PracticalPolitical partiesUnited StatesUnited StatesPolitics and governmentPolitics, Practical.Political parties324.273/09/045Nelson Albert J1609069MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910810793203321Shadow realignment, partisan strength, and competition3936114UNINA