Unstable majorities: polarization, party sorting, and political stalemate 9780817921156, 9780817921163, 9780817921170, 9780817921187, 9783653966107, 081792115X
An era of tenuous majorities -- Has the American public polarized? -- The political parties have sorted -- Party sorting
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English Pages xvii, 239 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm Year 2017
Table of contents :
An era of tenuous majorities --
Has the American public polarized? --
The political parties have sorted --
Party sorting and democratic politics --
The temptation to overreach --
Independents : the marginal members of an electoral coalition --
The (re)nationalization of congressional elections --
Is the US experience exceptional? --
A historical perspective --
The 2016 presidential election : an abundance of controversies --
The 2016 presidential election : identities, class, and culture --
Where to now?
