The state of the parties, 2018 : the changing role of contemporary American political parties / edited by John C. Green, Daniel J. Coffey, and David B. Cohen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Green, John Clifford, 1953- editor.

Coffey, Daniel J., 1975- editor.

Cohen, David B., 1967- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--United States.

Political parties.

United States.

Physical Description:

xv, 328 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]

Summary:

The State of the Parties 2018 brings together leading scholars of parties, elections, and interest groups to provide an indispensable overview of American political parties today. The 2016 presidential election was extraordinary, especially the unexpected nomination and election of Donald Trump to the White House. What role did political parties play in these events? How did the party organizations fare? What are the implications for the future? Scholars and practitioners from throughout the United States explore the current state of American party organizations, constituencies and resources at the national, state and local level. Contributions by Alan Abramowitz, Joseph Anthony, Julia R. Azari, Paul A. Beck, Edward G. Carmines, Tyler Chance, Daniel J. Coffey, David B. Cohen, Diana Dwyre, Michael J. Ensley, John C. Green, Richard Gunther, Jennifer A. Heerwig, Paul S. Herrnson, Caitlin E. Jewitt, David C. Kimball, Robin Kolodny, Drew Kurlowski, Seth Masket, Erik C. Nisbet, Sam Rosenfeld, Daniel Schlozman, Mildred A. Schwartz, Daniel M. Shea, Doug Spencer, Wayne Steger, Jeffrey M. Stonecash, Eric C. Vorst, Michael W. Wagner, and Steven W. Webster.

Contents:

1 The State of the Parties: Change and Continuity in 2016 p. 1 / Daniel J. Coffey and John C. Green and David B. Cohen

Part I State of the Parties

2 Failing Party Organizations: Lessons from the 2016 Election p. 21 / Mildred A. Schwartz

3 Party Blobs and Partisan Visions: Making Sense of Our Hollow Parties p. 32 / Daniel Schlozman and Sam Rosenfeld

4 Saving Democracy from Elections? p. 49 / Daniel M. Shea

Part II Party Activists

5 The Power of a Narrative: Donald Trump and the Republicans p. 63 / Jeffrey M. Stonecash

6 "The Mandate of the People:" The 2016 Sanders Campaign in Context p. 75 / Julia R. Azari and Seth Masket

7 State Party Activism in 2016 p. 84 / Daniel J. Coffey

8 #Polarized2016: Affective Campaign Rhetoric and Mass Polarization in Social Media p. 96 / Eric C. Vorst

Part III Parry Nominations

9 The State of the Primaries 2016 p. 115 / Drew Kurlowski

10 Perception of the Parties and the 2016 Presidential Nominations p. 129 / Caitlin E. Jewitt

11 Populist Waves in the 2016 Presidential Nominations: Another Limit to the Party Decides Thesis p. 150 / Wayne Steger

Part IV Party in Electorate

12 Political Identity and Party Polarization in the American Electorate p. 169 / David C. Kimball and Joseph Anthony and Tyler Chance

13 The Angry American Voter: Negative Partisanship, Voter Anger, and the 2016 Presidential Election p. 185 / Alan I. Ahramowitz and Steven W. Webster

14 The Role of Populists in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election and Beyond p. 198 / Edward G. Carmines and Michael J. Ensley and Michael W. Wagner

Part V Party Resources

15 The 2016 Money Race: The Limits of Campaign Money, and the Nature of Popular Love for the Presidential Candidates p. 213 / Robin Kolodny

16 Everything Is Relative: Are Political Parties Playing a Meaningful Campaign Finance Role in U.S. Federal Elections? p. 223 / Diana Dwyre

17 The Impact of Organizational Characteristics on Super PAC Financing p. 248 / Paul S. Herrnson and Jennifer A. Heerwig and Douglas M. Spencer

18 What Happened to the Ground Game in 2016? p. 263 / Paul A. Beck and Richard Gunther and Erik Nisbet.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: State of the parties

ISBN:

9781538117651

1538117657

9781538117668

1538117665

OCLC:

1038028384