Description: Partisan Sort : How Liberals Became Democrats and Conservatives Became Republicans, Paperback by Levendusky, Matthew, ISBN 0226473651, ISBN-13 9780226473659, Brand New, Free shipping in the US
As Washington elites drifted toward ideological poles over the past few decades, did ordinary Americans follow their lead? In The Partisan Sort, Matthew Levendusky reveals that we have responded to this trend—but not, for the most part, by becoming more extreme ourselves. While polarization has filtered down to a small minority of voters, it also has had the more significant effect of reconfiguring the way we sort ourselves into political parties.
In a marked realignment since the 1970s—when partisan affiliation did not depend on ideology and both major parties had strong liberal and conservative factions—liberals today overwhelmingly identify with Democrats, as conservatives do with Republicans. This “sorting,” Levendusky contends, results directly from the increasingly polarized terms in which political leaders define their parties. Exploring its far-reaching implications for the American political landscape, he demonstrates that sorting makes voters more loyally partisan, allowing campaigns to focus more attention on mobilizing committed supporters. Ultimately, Levendusky concludes, this new link between party and ideology represents a sea change in American politics.
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Book Title: Partisan Sort : How Liberals Became Democrats and Conservatives B
Number of Pages: 200 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Partisan Sort : How Liberals Became Democrats and Conservatives Became Republicans
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Year: 2009
Item Height: 0.6 in
Subject: Political Process / Campaigns & Elections, American Government / General, Political Process / Political Parties
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 11.6 Oz
Subject Area: Political Science
Author: Matthew Levendusky
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback