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

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Huvudskapare: Schoen, Douglas E., 1953-
Institutionell skapare: ebrary, Inc
Materialtyp: Elektronisk E-bok
Språk:engelska
Publicerad: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012.
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Innehållsförteckning:
  • 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.