The American Presidential Election of 2008
In: Journal of elections, public opinion and parties, Band 20, Heft 2, S. 147-151
ISSN: 1745-7297
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In: Journal of elections, public opinion and parties, Band 20, Heft 2, S. 147-151
ISSN: 1745-7297
In: Social science quarterly, Band 91, Heft 2, S. 301-323
ISSN: 1540-6237
In: Theory and research in social education, Band 35, Heft 1, S. 32-61
ISSN: 2163-1654
In: Presidential studies quarterly: official publication of the Center for the Study of the Presidency, Band 36, Heft 2, S. 172-188
ISSN: 1741-5705
Recent changes in partisan support suggest the beginning of a new group basis for the party coalitions. For the Republicans, the changes define group support more sharply than has been the case for many years—a combination of southern whites and a strong religious base of Catholics, regular church‐goers, and Protestant fundamentalists. For Democrats, the changes are defined in terms of losses—of Catholic, union household, and regular church‐going voters—not sufficiently offset by the increased support of women and the growing Hispanic population. The problem for Republicans is to maintain and enhance a heterogeneous coalition, including a fragile religious combination. The problem for Democrats is to find new coalition partners or regain support that the party has lost.
In: Presidential studies quarterly, Band 36, Heft 2, S. 172-188
ISSN: 0360-4918
In: Theory and research in social education, Band 32, Heft 3, S. 326-348
ISSN: 2163-1654
In: Perspectives on politics, Band 1, Heft 2, S. 317-326
ISSN: 1541-0986
In: Spectrum, Band 76, Heft 3, S. 35-36
In: Perspectives on politics: a political science public sphere, Band 1, Heft 2, S. 317-326
ISSN: 1537-5927
Describes the variation in ballot designs across the states, and some problems of individual state designs; recommendations.
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 56, Heft 3, S. 811-817
ISSN: 1468-2508
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 56, Heft 3, S. 811-817
ISSN: 0022-3816
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 54, Heft 2, S. 565-572
ISSN: 1468-2508
In: The journal of politics: JOP, Band 54, Heft 2, S. 565
ISSN: 0022-3816
In: American journal of political science, Band 35, Heft 4, S. 970
ISSN: 1540-5907
In: American politics quarterly, Band 19, Heft 2, S. 189-210
ISSN: 1532-673X
The article updates the authors' multivariate analysis of group support for political parties through 1988 and expands it to new groups, midterm election years, and Republican identifiers. Shown in detail are the changes in long-term components of the party coalitions and the partisan tendencies of newly prominent groups such as Hispanics and religious fundamentalists. There are three general findings. First, the greatest movement is away from the New Deal Democratic coalition but not into the Republican coalition; Republicans have yet to find a strong basis of group support. Second, and of more theoretical import, is that changes in party support occur slowly, suggesting that group realignments have been characterized by secular decline and advance rather than by abrupt, "critical" elections. Finally, the newest groups tend not to be so closely aligned to parties as are the older groups, perhaps both a cause and consequence of the present candidate-centered party system.