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Third party blues : the truth and consequences of two-party dominance / Scot Schraufnagel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schraufnagel, Scot.
- Series:
- Controversies in electoral democracy and representation
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political parties--United States.
- Political parties.
- Opposition (Political science).
- United States.
- Third parties (United States politics).
- Opposition (Political science)--United States.
- Political participation--United States.
- Political participation.
- United States--Politics and government--1989-.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 132 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2011.
- Summary:
- In discussing why US politics would benefit from greater third party participation and the ways in which current electoral law is actively stacked against third party success, Schraufnagel (political science, Northern Illinois U.) treads little new theoretical ground, but has instead sought to provide empirical evidence supporting third party advocates and others who have previously argued the value of third parties and the reasons for their continuing failure. In essence, he presents four separate research projects: statistically testing the electoral barriers of ballot access rules, the banning of fusion candidates, and closed political party primaries for the period 1976-2008; measuring the number of US House races contested by non-major party candidates in Maryland and Florida before and after changing ballot access laws; measuring the effect of third party representation on legislative action on that party's political agenda (particularly bills that come to be deemed "landmark" legislation); and offering tests of the connection between viable third party presidential candidates and voter turnout. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780415881586
- 0415881587
- 9780415881593
- 0415881595
- 9780203847800
- 0203847806
- OCLC:
- 606776179
- Publisher Number:
- 99943360252
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