{"product_id":"the-fundamental-voter-american-electoral-democracy-1952-2020-paperback","title":"The Fundamental Voter: American Electoral Democracy, 1952-2020 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn H. Aldrich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSuhyen Bae\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBailey K. Sanders\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy is American politics so intense and emotionally competitive today, and how did we get here? In \u003cem\u003eThe Fundamental Voter\u003c\/em\u003e, John H. Aldrich, Suhyen Bae, and Bailey K. Sanders explain why the notion that we are divided into tribal loyalties is, at best, only partially correct, and discuss how the divisions rest on much more substantive politics than they once did. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the 1950s and 1960s, the American public based voting primarily on partisan loyalties. Landslide presidential elections were once common, but over the last forty years, they have converged to very closely contested elections. Congressional elections were increasingly incumbent centered before 1984 and decreasingly so afterward. These changes reflect the changing nature of fundamental forces that shape the public's electoral opinions and voting behavior. From a single such fundamental, partisan identification, the electorate now rests on five fundamental forces: party, ideology, issues, race, and economics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince the 1980s, these fundamentals have grown increasingly important and increasingly aligned, such that voters are now sorted into two increasingly bitterly divided sides. Believing that the other side is on the wrong side of nearly everything of political relevance, voters, like officials, have come to deeply dislike the opposition, a state of affairs that threatens to undermine the stability of democratic institutions in the United States.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn H. Aldrich\u003c\/strong\u003e is Pfizer-Pratt University Professor of Political Science at Duke University. He specializes in American and comparative politics and behavior, formal theory, and methodology. Aldrich is the author or coauthor of \u003cem\u003eWhy Parties\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWhy Parties Matter\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBefore the Convention\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eInterdisciplinarity\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eChange and Continuity in the 2020 and 2022 Elections\u003c\/em\u003e. He is past President of the Southern Political Science Association, the Midwest Political Science Association, and the American Political Science Association. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuhyen Bae\u003c\/strong\u003e is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science, Duke University. Her research examines the political consequences of social connections, especially on loneliness and social isolation in American and comparative contexts. Bae has published in peer-reviewed journals and was the editor of and contributor to the book \u003cem\u003eKhop Jai Laos\u003c\/em\u003e and the academic web-magazine on Latin America, \u003cem\u003eTransLatin\u003c\/em\u003e, published in Korea. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBailey K. Sanders\u003c\/strong\u003e, PhD, JD, is an associate in the antitrust practice group at McDermott Will and Emery, LLP. Her research focuses on women's representation in politics and the judiciary, as well as the ways in which market competition advances gender equality. Sanders has published in \u003cem\u003eLegislative Studies Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePerspectives on Politics\u003c\/em\u003e (with Danielle Thomsen), \u003cem\u003eThe Connecticut Public Interest Law Journal\u003c\/em\u003e (with Jane Wettach), and the \u003cem\u003eUCLA Journal of Gender and Law\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 11, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750000427296,"sku":"9780197745496","price":51.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/61066d01407d038b7ce0daed51393abd.webp?v=1779941193","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-fundamental-voter-american-electoral-democracy-1952-2020-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}