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Disconnect: The Breakdown of Representation in American Politics Volume 11

Disconnect: The Breakdown of Representation in American Politics Volume 11

Fiorina, Morris P.
Abrams, Samuel J.

Paperback

Series: Julian J. Rothbaum Distinguished Lecture, Book 11

General Political ScienceUnited States Politics

ISBN10: 0806142286
ISBN13: 9780806142289
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Published: Nov 15 2011
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.80 Width: 5.60 Depth: 8.40
Language: English
Red states, blue states . . . are we no longer the United States? Morris P. Fiorina here examines today's party system to reassess arguments about party polarization while offering a cogent overview of the American electorate.

Building on the arguments of Fiorina's acclaimed Culture War? The Myth of a Polarized America, this book explains how contemporary politics differs from that of previous eras and considers what might be done to overcome the unproductive politics of recent decades. Drawing on polling results and other data, Fiorina examines the disconnect between an unrepresentative political class and the citizenry it purports to represent, showing how politicians have become more polarized while voters remain moderate; how politicians' rhetoric and activities reflect hot-button issues that are not public priorities; and how politicians' dogmatic, divisive, and uncivil style of debate contrasts with the more civil discourse of ordinary Americans, who tend to be more polite and open to compromise than their leaders.

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