The Phantom of a Polarized America : Myths and Truths of an Ideological Divide
by
Manabu Saeki
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1438459076
ISBN-13
9781438459073
Publisher
State University of New York Press
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State University of New York Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 1st, 2016
Print length
216 Pages
Weight
435 grams
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Indicates how the rightward shift in the ideology of House Republicans has been mistaken for a broader "polarization" of both parties as well as voters.
There is a widespread belief that American politics is becoming more polarized, in the sense that the Republican Party and electorate are becoming more conservative while the Democratic Party and electorate are becoming more liberal. But is this truly the case? The Phantom of a Polarized America places widely held scholarly assumptions about the "polarization" of American politics under the microscope and tests them to determine their veracity. In the case of Congress, Manabu Saeki reveals that contrary to popular beliefs, polarization is largely due to the rightward shift of Republican legislators without any corresponding leftward shift by Democratic legislators. The conservative shift of House Republican ideology has produced a rightward shift of Republican voters, and conservative voters in the Democratic Party have switched to the Republican Party, resulting in a more liberal Democratic Party overall. Saeki concludes that the so-called "polarization" of American politics is largely a phantom being; in truth, it is a neo-conservative movement led by House Republicans.
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