The Collapse Of The Democratic Presidential Majority: Realignment, Dealignment, And Electoral Change From Franklin Roosevelt To Bill Clinton

by David G Lawrence

Overview

American electoral politics since World War II stubbornly refuse to fit the theories of political scientists. The long collapse of the Democratic presidential majority does not look much like the classic realignments of the past: The Republicans made no corresponding gains in sub-presidential elections and never won the loyalty of a majority of the

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367318369
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/13/2019
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

David G. Lawrence is professor of political science at Fordham University and studies voting and elections, public opinion, and political participation.

Table of Contents

Introduction — The Collapse of the Democratic Presidential Majority — The Decline of New Deal Economic Cleavage: Social Class and Issue Salience — Decreasingly Latent Cleavages: Race and the Roosevelt Coalition from 1948 to 1972 — The Emergence of the Second Mini-Realignment: Ideological Extremity and Democratic Defection — The Fragile Extension of the Second Mini-Realignment: Retrospective Voting and the Politics of Prosperity — Mondale's Revenge: Ideology and Retrospective Evaluations in 1992 — Conclusion: Realignment, Dealignment, and Electoral Change from Roosevelt to Clinton

Editorial Reviews

Analyzes the pattern of Democratic presidential failures from post- WWII to the present, looking at factors involved in Democratic realignment including rise in affluence in the post-war years; race and civil rights issues; the Democratic party's perceived shift to the Left around 1966; President Carter's failures in domestic issues; and economic conditions in the early 1990s. Includes numerous tables. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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