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The Phantom of a Polarized America : Myths and Truths of an Ideological Divide / Manabu Saeki.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Saeki, Manabu.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Politics, Practical--United States.
- Politics, Practical.
- Political culture--United States.
- Political culture.
- Ideology--United States.
- Ideology.
- Polarization (Social sciences)--United States.
- Polarization (Social sciences).
- Political parties--United States.
- Political parties.
- Party affiliation--United States.
- Party affiliation.
- Divided government--United States.
- Divided government.
- United States--Politics and government.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (217 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Albany : State University of New York Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- There is a widespread belief that American politics is becoming more polarized, in the sense that the Republican Party and electorate are becoming more conservative while the Democratic Party and electorate are becoming more liberal. But is this truly the case? The Phantom of a Polarized America places widely held scholarly assumptions about the "polarization" of American politics under the microscope and tests them to determine their veracity. In the case of Congress, Manabu Saeki reveals that contrary to popular beliefs, polarization is largely due to the rightward shift of Republican legislators without any corresponding leftward shift by Democratic legislators. The conservative shift of House Republican ideology has produced a rightward shift of Republican voters, and conservative voters in the Democratic Party have switched to the Republican Party, resulting in a more liberal Democratic Party overall. Saeki concludes that the so-called "polarization" of American politics is largely a phantom being; in truth, it is a neo-conservative movement led by House Republicans.
- Contents:
- List of tables and figures
- Introduction
- Electorate
- Congress
- Ideology of partisan voters and congressional members
- Policy change
- Veto and override
- Partisanship
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781438459097
- 1438459092
- OCLC:
- 938323892
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