Early fundraising by nonincumbent female congressional candidates: The importance of women's PACs
In: Women & politics: a quarterly journal of research and policy studies, Band 23, Heft 1, S. 7-20
ISSN: 1540-9473
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In: Women & politics: a quarterly journal of research and policy studies, Band 23, Heft 1, S. 7-20
ISSN: 1540-9473
In: The public perspective: a Roper Center review of public opinion and polling, Band 11, Heft 4, S. 29-32
ISSN: 1050-5067
In 1995, promising a more active political presence for unions, John Sweeney was elected president of the AFL-CIO. Labor would develop a ""new voice,"" one that could not be ignored or taken for granted by Democratic and Republican politicians. However, by the summer of 2005 opposition to Sweeney's leadership threatened to divide the labor movement. In The Future of Organized Labor in American Politics, Peter L. Francia discusses the effects of Sweeney's controversial tenure as president and assesses labor's influence on American political elections and legislation. Drawing on interviews with
In: Perspectives on politics, Band 21, Heft 2, S. 734-735
ISSN: 1541-0986
In: Perspectives on politics, Band 16, Heft 3, S. 848-849
ISSN: 1541-0986
In: Political science quarterly: a nonpartisan journal devoted to the study and analysis of government, politics and international affairs ; PSQ, Band 129, Heft 2, S. 361-363
ISSN: 1538-165X
In: Perspectives on politics, Band 12, Heft 1, S. 232-233
ISSN: 1541-0986
In: Political science quarterly: PSQ ; the journal public and international affairs, Band 129, Heft 2, S. 361-363
ISSN: 0032-3195
In: The Forum: a journal of applied research in contemporary politics, Band 10, Heft 1
ISSN: 1540-8884
Popular accounts of the labor movement often suggest that unions are in decline. While there have been sharp declines in union membership as a percentage of the workforce, this study presents evidence that organized labor's influence in the U.S. elections remains significant. Using data from the American National Election Study and the National Election Pool, the results in this study demonstrate: (1) union households, despite drops in union membership as a percentage of the workforce, have remained a sizeable percentage of the U.S electorate, especially in regions outside of the South; (2) unions boost voter turnout, including among those from traditionally underrepresented demographics; and (3) unions continue to produce a strong Democratic vote in presidential and congressional elections, and boost the Democratic vote among middle-income whites – a critical "swing" constituency. In total, these results suggest that the future strength or weakness of the labor movement is likely to have significant implications for upcoming election outcomes, the party coalitions that ultimately form for future Democratic and Republican candidates, and how representative the electorate will be relative to the population in years to come.
In: Campaigns and Elections, Band 32, Heft 303
In: Polity, Band 42, Heft 3, S. 293-303
ISSN: 1744-1684
In: Polity: the journal of the Northeastern Political Science Association, Band 42, Heft 3, S. 293-304
ISSN: 0032-3497
In: Party politics: an international journal for the study of political parties and political organizations, Band 15, Heft 5, S. 656-658
ISSN: 1460-3683
In: Party politics: an international journal for the study of political parties and political organizations, Band 15, Heft 5, S. 656-658
ISSN: 1354-0688
In: Party politics: an international journal for the study of political parties and political organizations, Band 15, Heft 5, S. 656-657
ISSN: 1354-0688