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The State of the Parties 2022 brings together leading scholars of parties, elections, and interest groups to provide an indispensable overview of American political parties today. The 2020 presidential election was extraordinary. What role did political parties play in these events? How did the party organizations fare? What are the implications for the future? Scholars and practitioners from throughout the United States explore the current state of American party organizations, constituencies and resources at the national, state and local level.
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The State of the Parties: Change and Continuity in 2020
John C. Green, Kenneth M. Miller, and David B. CohenPart I: State of the Parties
An Era of Unstable Majorities Continues
Morris P. FiorinaActivists V
ersus Voters: Intra-party Warfare in the Modern World
Byron E. Shafer and Regina L. WagnerCongressional Primary Challenges and the Health of the Parties
Robert G. BoatrightPart II: Partisan Voters
Peak Polarization? The Rise of Partisan-Ideological Consistency and its Consequences
Alan I. AbramowitzPolitical Identity and Beliefs about Stolen Elections in the American Electorate
Anita Manion, David C. Kimball, and Adriano UdaniMajor Party Factions in a Battleground State: Self-Identified Factional Affiliation among Pennsylvania Voters
Stephen K. Medvic and Berwood A. YostBlue Metros, Red States: The Geography of the 2020 Vote in the Swing States
David F. Damore, Karen A. Danielsen, and Robert E. LangTurning the Natural State Red: The Rise of the GOP in Arkansas
John C. DavisPart III: Partisan Activity
Nationalized Congressional Finance: Evidence from 2018 and 2020
Kenneth M. MillerThe Ground Game in 2020: Party Contacts as Reported by Voters
Paul A. BeckFrom Tea Party to Trump Party
Ronald B. Rapoport and W. Henry CrossmanPart IV: Women and Party Politics
The Partisan Gap among Women in Elective Office: 2020 and Beyond
Laurel ElderFired Up or Falling Flat: Recruitment of Women Candidates during the Trump Administration
Shannon McQueenThe Super Women and the Super Men behind Super PACs: A New Source of Inequality
Paul S. Herrnson and Jennifer A. HeerwigReferences
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About the Contributors
About the author
John C. Green is the Emeritus Director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron. A respected analyst of Ohio and national politics, his work has been widely cited and quoted by scholars and journalists alike. David B. Cohen is a professor of political science, Director of the Applied Politics Program, and Fellow of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at The University of Akron. He teaches courses and conducts research on the American presidency, Congress, and homeland security. Kenneth M. Miller is an assistant professor of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His research interests and publications include campaign finance, elections, and representation.Anjali H. Kanojia is a political scientist, yoga teacher, practitioner, and founding director of Indology Academy.
