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Life in the Middle - Marginalized Moderate Senators in the Era of Polarization (Hardcover)
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Life in the Middle - Marginalized Moderate Senators in the Era of Polarization (Hardcover)
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A long-held belief of political scientists is that moderate voices
in the Senate act as power brokers between the ideological poles,
yet year after year we see partisan gridlock in Congress. Some even
argue that the shrinking number of moderates only increases their
political influence. In Life in the Middle, Neilan S. Chaturvedi
argues that the belief in the powerful, pivotal moderate neglects
their electoral circumstances and overestimates their legislative
power. In other words, not all Senators are elected under equal
circumstances. Chaturvedi posits that, unlike their ideological
counterparts who are elected from states that share an ideological
identity, moderates are elected from one of two constituencies:
states that have a partisan lean to one party but have enough
"swing voters" to vote in a moderate from the opposite party, or
states that are nearly evenly divided in terms of partisanship.
Using unique interview data with legislative directors, retired
United States Senators, and data compiled from the Congressional
Record, Chaturvedi shows that, because of their precarious
electoral circumstances, moderate senators must avoid active
participation on bills and pushing controversial legislation.
Lawmaking is much more variable and less moderating than previous
theories assumed, as the process relies less on the work of
moderates and more on party leaders. The book also demonstrates
that mainstream concerns about polarization and its negative
effects of increased gridlock and ideological legislation are true.
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