The Partisan Sort by Matthew Levendusky
As Washington elites drifted toward ideological poles over the past few decades, did ordinary Americans follow their lead? In "The Partisan Sort", Matthew Levendusky reveals that we have responded to this trend - but not, for the most part, by becoming more extreme ourselves. While polarization has filtered down to a small minority of voters, it also has had the more significant effect of reconfiguring the way we sort ourselves into political parties. In a marked realignment since the 1970s - when partisan affiliation did not depend on ideology and both major parties had strong liberal and conservative factions - liberals today overwhelmingly identify with Democrats, as conservatives do with Republicans. This 'sorting', Levendusky contends, results directly from the increasingly polarized terms in which political leaders define their parties. Exploring its far-reaching implications for the American political landscape, he demonstrates that sorting makes voters more loyally partisan, allowing campaigns to focus more attention on mobilizing committed supporters. Ultimately, Levendusky concludes, this new link between party and ideology represents a sea change in American politics.-
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Prisms of the People
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The Submerged State
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The Party Decides – Presidential Nominations Before and After Reform
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Legal Plunder
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How the States Shaped the Nation
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America’s New Racial Battle Lines
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Radical American Partisanship
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Persuasion in Parallel
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White-Collar Government
- Representation in America
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Paying for the Party
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Information Brokers
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Everyday Democracy
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Going Private
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Parties on the Ground
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Politics by Formula
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Small Donors in US Politics
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Company Towns
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The Fog of Accountability
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Rural Pain, Republican Gain
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Why Parties Matter
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Who Wants to Run?
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Legislating in the Dark
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The Social Citizen
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The Timeline of Presidential Elections – How Campaigns Do (and Do Not) Matter
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Learning While Governing
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The Adaptability Paradox
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A Tolerance for Inequality
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Divided Parties, Strong Leaders
"The Partisan Sort is a very impressive contribution to a couple of highly contested contemporary debates in American politicsMatthew Levendusky offers a compelling explanation of why American voters increasingly align themselves with the 'correct' political party - liberals with Democrats and conservatives with Republicans - and fruitfully draws out the potential implications of this development." - Jeff Manza, New York University"
Matthew Levendusky is assistant professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226473642 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226473643 |
| Title | The Partisan Sort |
| Author | Matthew Levendusky |
| Series | Chicago Studies In American Politics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 2009-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 200 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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