Fractured Parties - How Recent Elections Have Exposed Weaknesses in American Political

This book studies the history America's political parties and the challenges they face today. In the 2016 primaries the anti-establishment candidates had an early advantage with a wild-card quality that resonated with modern voters, demonstrating how drastically America's political climate has changed and the need for nonpartisan party reform.

List of contents

Preface
Introduction: Modern Parties Are Weaker...By Modern Standards
Chapter 1: What Is A Strong Party?
Chapter 2: The Numbers Don't Add Up: Parties Are Losing Steam
Chapter 3: Strong Presidency + Weak Congress = Weaker Parties
Chapter 4: It's Money That Matters
Chapter 5: Ways To Make Parties Relevant With Voters
Chapter 6: Post Industrial America and Parties
Afterword

About the author

By Anthony Stasi

Summary

This book studies the history America’s political parties and the challenges they face today. In the 2016 primaries the anti-establishment candidates had an early advantage with a wild-card quality that resonated with modern voters, demonstrating how drastically America’s political climate has changed and the need for nonpartisan party reform.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Stasi, Stasi Anthony
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2016
• EAN: 9781498539999
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-3999-9
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, United States of America, USA, Constitution: government & the state, Political parties and party platforms, Constitution: government and the state