The Divided Democrats: Ideological Unity, Party Reform, And Presidential Elections

by William G. Mayer

Overview

Why have the Democrats lost five of the last seven presidential elections, even though polls consistently show that more Americans identify with that party than with the Republican party? And why are Democratic presidential nomination races usually so much more bitter and fractious than those held by the Republicans? The answer, argues William Mayer

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367320300
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/01/2019
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

William G. Mayer is assistant professor of political science at Northeastern University.

Table of Contents

Forthcoming Titles — Foreword — Introduction: Party Unity and Presidential Elections — Do Democratic Rules Make the Nomination Process More Divisive? — The Divisive Primary Revisited — Ideological Cohesion in the American Party System — Ideological Cohesion over Time: The Origin and Evolution of the Party Coalitions — Group Appeals and the Democratic Coalition — The Politics of Democratic Disunity — Variables Used in the Probit Equations in Chapter 3 — Measuring Ideological Cohesion — Open-Ended Responses on Group-Related Themes and Issues

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