Fractured parties : how recent elections have exposed weaknesses in American political parties / Anthony Stasi.
This book studies the history America's political parties and the challenges they face today. In the 2016 primaries the anti-establishment candidates had an early advantage with a wild-card quality that resonated with modern voters, demonstrating how drastically America's political climate has chang...
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| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Lexington Books,
[2016]
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| Physical Description: | xxv, 189 pages : illustrations, charts ; 24 cm |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- Introduction: Modern parties are weaker...by modern standards
- What is a strong party?
- The numbers don't add up : parties are losing steam
- Strong presidency + weak Congress = weaker parties
- It's money that matters
- Ways to make parties relevant with voters
- Post industrial America and parties
- Afterword.