Polarization and Political Party Factions in the 2020 Election (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Lucas, Jennifer C.; Sisco, Tauna Starbuck; Galdieri, Christopher J.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This volume explores the conflict between two forces: party polarization and party factionalism. The major change in America's two political parties over the past half-century has been increased polarization, which has led to a new era of heightened inter-party competition resulting in stronger and more cohesive parties. At the same time, elections, particularly primaries, often reveal deep internal factional divisions within both the parties, and the 2020 election was no different. The Democratic coalition typically pits moderate or establishment candidates against progressive activists and candidates, while the Republican Party in 2020 was, at times, polarized not only between moderates and conservatives but between those willing to criticize President Trump and those who would not. How did these two opposing forces shape the outcome of the 2020 election, and what are the consequences for the future of American party politics and elections?

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 1
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. April 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781978776401
• Artikelnr.: 74848010

Autorenporträt

Jennifer C. Lucas is professor of politics and Chair of the Department of Politics at Saint Anselm College. Christopher J. Galdieri is associate professor of politics at Saint Anselm College. Tauna S. Sisco is professor of sociology and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Social Work at Saint Anselm College.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Party Polarization and Party Factionalism in the 2020
Elections by Jennifer C. Lucas, Christopher J. Galdieri, and Tauna S. Sisco
Section I: Party Activists and Factions: Challenging the Party
Establishment in 2020
Chapter 1: Social Media Activism and Party Polarization: Did Democratic
Social Media Activists Influence the Outcome of the 2020 Presidential
Election? by Todd L. Belt
Chapter 2: Persistent Factionalism? An Analysis of Endorsements in the 2020
Democratic Primary by Zachary Albert
Chapter 3: Honest Abe Rebukes 'The Donald': Rhetoric in The Lincoln Project
by Jerome Day, O.S.B
Section II: Polarization and Party Competition in Congressional Elections
Chapter 4: Negative Partisanship and Negative Partisan Branding: Twitter,
Websites, and the 2020 Congressional Elections by Whitney Hua, Christopher
Chapp, and Jorge Esparza Hernandez
Chapter 5: What Do the 2020 Congressional Primaries Tell Us about the
Direction of the Democratic Party? by Robert G. Boatright
Chapter 6: Twitter Use