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Autore: | Stonecash Jeffrey M |
Titolo: | Party Pursuits and The Presidential-House Election Connection, 1900-2008 [[electronic resource] ] : 1900 to the Present |
Pubblicazione: | Cambridge, : Cambridge University Press, 2012 |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (234 p.) |
Disciplina: | 324.973 |
324.973/09 | |
324.97309 | |
Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Party Pursuits and The Presidential-House Election Connection, 1900-2008 |
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 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910786490903321 |
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