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Parties, Polarization and Democracy in the United States (Hardcover)
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As evidenced in the 2008 elections and the transition to a new era
of Democratic governance, one of the most important developments in
American politics in recent years has been the resurgence of
political parties. Democrats and Republicans represent different
world views and policies, citizens recognize these differences, and
many of them use party labels to make sense of the political world.
In short, party resurgence rooted in party differences has become
one of the central themes in contemporary American
politics.Parties, Polarization and Democracy in the United States
describes and analyzes the place of political parties in American
politics today both among elites and citizens at large. It also
examines the effects of party polarization. Many scholars and
pundits denounce political polarization; they view it as a symptom
of a broken political system that provides unappealing choices for
voters and that is frequently mired in deadlock. Baumer and Gold
make a different argument that party polarization offers the kind
of choice and accountability to voters that was not always present
in earlier periods of American political history. The book
concludes with a discussion of the 2008 elections and a look toward
the 2010 midterms, potentially a partisan watershed for Congress
similar to 1994 and 2006. And in an analysis rarely found in works
on American politics, Baumer and Gold examine partisan resurgence
and polarization in the United States alongside the experiences of
other Anglo-American countries. The book concludes with a
discussion of the 2008 elections and a look toward the 2010
midterms, potentially another sea change steeped in the partisan
divide."Features of this Text: ""
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