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Political Parties Matter : Realignment and the Return of Partisan Voting /

Stonecash, Jeffrey M.

Political Parties Matter : Realignment and the Return of Partisan Voting / Jeffrey M. Stonecash. - 1 online resource (175 p.)

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1. The Puzzling Reemergence of Partisanship -- 2. The Great Transition -- 3. The Consequences of Change -- 4. Changing Party Compositions and Voter Response -- 5. Split Outcomes in House Districts -- 6. The Rise and Decline of Split-Ticket Voting and Party Defections -- 7. Changes in Party Identification -- 8. The Future of Partisanship -- Appendix A: The Role of Closeness of Elections -- Appendix B: Data by House Districts -- Appendix C: Measurement Error and Partisanship -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book

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Argues that the recent resurgence of partisanship is but the latest chapter in a century-long story of party realignment—a story that reaffirms the centrality of parties in US politics.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9781685850869

10.1515/9781685850869 doi


POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties.