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Shadow realignment, partisan strength and competition : 1960-2000 / Albert J. Nelson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nelson, Albert J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Politics and government.
- United States.
- Politics and government.
- Politics, Practical.
- Political parties--United States.
- Political parties.
- Physical Description:
- x, 110 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.
- Contents:
- Party Cycles 2
- Separation of Powers and Decline of Parties 4
- Candidate-Centered Politics and Incumbency 8
- Regionalism and the Decline of the Democrats 10
- Postindustrial Dislocation 14
- 2. Shadow Realignment and National Partisan Variation and Competition 22
- National Party Strength Index 25
- Electoral Periods and Shadow Realignment 28
- National Partisan Strength in Regions 33
- National Partisan Competition by State 39
- 3. State Partisan Variation and Competition 53
- National and State Party Strength Indices Compared 54
- Regional Party Strength 56
- State Party Competition 61
- 4. Explaining Shifting Party Strength, Electoral Reform, and Conclusions 72
- Predicting Party Strength Indices 74
- Predicting Presidential Elections 79
- Gala 2000 81
- Electoral Reform 83
- Bush Problems 89.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [95]-105) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0275973034
- OCLC:
- 47201061
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