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The Republican Party is best understood as the vehicle of an
ideological movement whose leaders prize commitment to conservative
doctrine; Republican candidates primarily appeal to voters by
emphasizing broad principles and values. In contrast, the
Democratic Party is better characterized as a coalition of social
groups seeking concrete government action from their allies in
office, with group identities and interests playing a larger role
than abstract ideology in connecting Democratic elected officials
with organizational leaders and electoral supporters. Building on
this core distinction, Asymmetric Politics investigates the most
consequential differences in the organization and style of the two
major parties. Whether examining voters, activists, candidates, or
officeholders, Grossman and Hopkins find that Democrats and
Republicans think differently about politics, producing distinct
practices and structures. The analysis offers a new understanding
of the rise in polarization and governing dysfunction and a new
explanation for the stable and exceptional character of American
political culture and public policy.
Polsby and Wildavsky's classic text argues that the institutional
rules of the presidential nomination and election processes, in
combination with the behavior of the mass electorate, structure the
strategic choices faced by politicians in powerful and foreseeable
ways. We can make sense of the decisions made by differently
situated political actors-incumbents, challengers, Democrats,
Republicans, consultants, party official, activists, delegates,
journalists, and voters-by understanding the ways in which their
world is organized by incentives, regulations, events, resources,
customs, and opportunities.
Polsby and Wildavsky’s classic text, now updated by Stephen
Schier and David Hopkins, argues that the institutional rules of
the presidential nomination and election processes, in combination
with the behavior of the mass electorate, structure the strategic
choices faced by politicians in powerful and foreseeable ways. We
can make sense of the decisions made by different political
actors—incumbents, challengers, Democrats, Republicans,
consultants, party officials, activists, delegates, journalists,
and voters—by understanding the ways in which their world is
organized by incentives, regulations, events, resources, customs,
and opportunities. Thoroughly revised and updated, this Sixteenth
Edition provides everything students need to know about
presidential elections going into the 2024 cycle.
Polsby and Wildavsky’s classic text, now updated by Stephen
Schier and David Hopkins, argues that the institutional rules of
the presidential nomination and election processes, in combination
with the behavior of the mass electorate, structure the strategic
choices faced by politicians in powerful and foreseeable ways. We
can make sense of the decisions made by different political
actors—incumbents, challengers, Democrats, Republicans,
consultants, party officials, activists, delegates, journalists,
and voters—by understanding the ways in which their world is
organized by incentives, regulations, events, resources, customs,
and opportunities. Thoroughly revised and updated, this Sixteenth
Edition provides everything students need to know about
presidential elections going into the 2024 cycle.
The national electoral map has split into warring regional bastions
of Republican red and Democratic blue, producing a deep and
enduring partisan divide in American politics. In Red Fighting
Blue, David A. Hopkins places the current partisan and electoral
era in historical context, explains how the increased salience of
social issues since the 1980s has redefined the parties' geographic
bases of support, and reveals the critical role that American
political institutions play in intermediating between the behavior
of citizens and the outcome of public policy-making. The widening
geographic gap in voters' partisan preferences, as magnified
further by winner-take-all electoral rules, has rendered most of
the nation safe territory for either Democratic or Republican
candidates in both presidential and congressional elections - with
significant consequences for party competition, candidate strategy,
and the operation of government.
The national electoral map has split into warring regional bastions
of Republican red and Democratic blue, producing a deep and
enduring partisan divide in American politics. In Red Fighting
Blue, David A. Hopkins places the current partisan and electoral
era in historical context, explains how the increased salience of
social issues since the 1980s has redefined the parties' geographic
bases of support, and reveals the critical role that American
political institutions play in intermediating between the behavior
of citizens and the outcome of public policy-making. The widening
geographic gap in voters' partisan preferences, as magnified
further by winner-take-all electoral rules, has rendered most of
the nation safe territory for either Democratic or Republican
candidates in both presidential and congressional elections - with
significant consequences for party competition, candidate strategy,
and the operation of government.
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