Hopelessly divided [electronic resource] : the new crisis in American politics and what it means for 2012 and beyond / Douglas E. Schoen.
2012
JK2261 .S357 2012
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Hopelessly divided [electronic resource] : the new crisis in American politics and what it means for 2012 and beyond / Douglas E. Schoen.
Author
Schoen, Douglas E., 1953-
ISBN
9781442215238
9781442215252 (electronic book)
9781442215252 (electronic book)
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Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012.
Language
English
Description
vi, 287 p.
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JK2261 .S357 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
320.973
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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.
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.