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Partisanship and Polarization - American Party Platforms, 1840-1896 (Hardcover)
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Partisanship and Polarization - American Party Platforms, 1840-1896 (Hardcover)
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This volume explores the development of political parties in
nineteenth-century United States of America through an extensive
analysis of the official statements by a party in an election, the
party platforms, and their connection with political elites and
voters. Platforms indicate how party leaders reconciled local,
state, and national conflicts and articulated their electoral
appeals to various constituencies by showing discussions of their
respective policies. Thus, party platforms are a valuable vehicle
to assess electoral strategy and party development. By focusing on
the platforms of the major political parties-Democrats, Whigs, and
Republicans-at the state and national levels in presidential
elections from 1840 to 1896, the author identifies three salient
patterns. First, platforms reference economic policy more
frequently and to a greater degree than other policy areas. Second,
national policies are discussed more than state policies. And
third, over time, the content of the platforms becomes more
similar, reflecting the nationalization of the party system. This
examination of nineteenth-century American party platforms traces
political party development as a dynamic process involving
partisanship, the presentation of internally coherent and
consistent messages to voters, and polarization, the existence of
conflicting policy positions across parties.
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