The independent voter:

"Upwards of forty percent of American voters now self-identify as independent, with the polling data sometimes reaching as high as fifty percent. Who are these growing numbers of independents, what do they want, and how are they transforming the political landscape in the United States? What is...

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1. Verfasser: Reilly, Thom 1960- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York ; London Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2023
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Zusammenfassung:"Upwards of forty percent of American voters now self-identify as independent, with the polling data sometimes reaching as high as fifty percent. Who are these growing numbers of independents, what do they want, and how are they transforming the political landscape in the United States? What is the connection between the volatile crisis in US democracy and the steep rise of the independent voter? With no formal name, no party affiliation and no common ideological doctrine, independents are determining the outcome of major elections, shaping an agenda for nonpartisan reform, and challenging the long-held categories and conclusions of political science. Drawing on historical and contemporary data (including survey data, participant observation, interviews, and current writings and scholarship), and providing timely new analysis, the authors argue that independents are an engine for a significant transformation of US democracy. They want to be free to vote for the person, not the party; they want fundamental non-partisan fairness to govern the political process; and they do not equate bipartisanship with non-partisanship"--
Beschreibung:xiv, 182 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme, Porträts
ISBN:9781032147338
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