American Political Parties Under Pressure

Strategic Adaptations for a Changing Electorate

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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This book addresses the changing electoral and political circumstances in which American political parties found themselves during the 2016 election, and the strategic adaptations this new pressure may require. The respective establishments of both major political parties have found themselves facing serious challenges.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-08-12
Mått148 x 210 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor205
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783319869506

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Chapman Rackaway is Professor and Chair in the Department of Political Science at University of West Georgia, USA. In August 2015, while at Fort Hays State University, Rackaway was named President’s Distinguished Scholar. He has published work on electioneering strategy, the use of technological and social media tools in state campaigns and technological tool effects on student learning outcomes in the American Government classroom.Laurie L. Rice is Associate Professor of Political Science at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, USA, where she teaches classes in American politics, including the presidency, presidential campaigns, and political parties and interest groups. Her research appears in journals such as Presidential Studies Quarterly, Social Science Computer Review, and Social Science Quarterly and she also co-authored the book Web 2.0 and the Political Mobilization of College Students./div>

1. Introduction: Turning Lemons into Lemonade? Party Strategy as Compensation for External Stresses.- 2.This Is Trump Country: Donald Trump's Base and Partisan Change in Unhyphenated America.- 3. Parties and Populism in 2016.- 4. From Consensus to Conflict: Political Polarization, the Culture War and Gay Rights.- 5. Ideology and the 2016 Election.- 6. Campaign Visits, Party Ties, and Challenges to the Party Establishment in Presidential Nominating Contests.- 7. Weak Parties and Strong Partisans.- 8. Conclusion the Paradox of Partisanship in 2016 and Beyond.