Hopelessly divided the new crisis in American politics and what it means for 2012 and beyond /

Hopelessly divided the new crisis in American politics and what it means for 2012 and beyond /

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Main Author: Schoen, Douglas E., 1953-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012.
Subjects:
Political parties > United States > History > 21st century.
Divided government > United States > History > 21st century.
Two-party systems > United States.
Right and left (Political science) > United States > History > 21st century.
Populism > United States > History > 21st century.
United States > Politics and government > 2009-
United States > Politics and government > 2001-2009.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • America on the brink
  • The mainstream/political class divide
  • The divide: a data portrait
  • The great divide and the populist upsurge
  • Left populism: principles and resurgence
  • Hopes dashed: Obama and the left
  • Right-wing populism: principles and resurgence
  • George W. Bush and the right-wing implosion
  • Independent voters: angry, volatile, and growing
  • The power of money
  • The K Street effect: how lobbyists have saturated public policy
  • Redistricting, race, and the political class
  • Conclusion: reform or fail.

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