The State of the Parties 2026
The Changing Role of American Political Parties
John C. Green (Anthology Editor) , J. Cherie Strachan (Anthology Editor) , Kenneth M. Miller (Anthology Editor) , David B. Cohen (Anthology Editor)
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The State of the Parties 2026
The Changing Role of American Political Parties
John C. Green (Anthology Editor) , J. Cherie Strachan (Anthology Editor) , Kenneth M. Miller (Anthology Editor) , David B. Cohen (Anthology Editor)
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The State of the Parties 2026 brings together leading scholars of parties, elections, and interest groups to provide an indispensable overview of American political parties today. Recent election cycles have been extraordinary, but what role have political parties played in these developments and what are the implications for the future? This trusted group of scholars addresses these perennial questions and explores the deep discontent within the American body politic over the Democratic and Republican party organizations. They provide an overview of the U.S. two-party system and analyze how we understand party activists, party voters, party activities, and party organizations, at the national, state and local level.
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Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: The State of the Parties: Change and Continuity in 2024
John C. Green, J. Cherie Strachan, Kenneth M. Miller, and David B. Cohen
Part I: State of the Parties
Chapter 2: Where are We in History? The Evolution of a Party System
Byron E. Shafer and Regina L. Wagner
Chapter 3: How Unusual was 2024? Asymmetrical Competition in Presidential Nominations
Caitlin E. Jewitt and Gregory Shufeldt
Chapter 4: How Democratic is American “Democracy”?
Rick Farmer and Christopher H. Owen
Part II: Party Activists
Chapter 5: Factions at the Grassroots: The Influence of Party in Grassroots-Level Political Activism
Geoffrey C. Layman, Shay Hafner, and John C. Green
Chapter 6: Insurgent Faction Response to Democratic Electoral Failure: Exit, Voice, and Loyalty
Ronald B. Rapoport and Andrew Engelhardt
Chapter 7: What do Party Elites Think about Election Reform?
Robert G. Boatright, Samantha J. DeRagon, Eric Heberlig, Karen Sebold, and Caroline J. Tolbert
Part III: Party Voters
Chapter 8: Factions and Parties in a Polarized Era: A View of the Mass Public
Michael J. Ensley and Zachary Morris
Chapter 9: Working Class Voters in the Trump Era
Michael E. Shepherd
Chapter 10: Realigning or Retrospective Voting? Evidence from Bellwether Nevada in 2024
David F. Damore and Kenneth M. Miller
Chapter 11: The Polarized Type: Affective Polarization and Issue Polarization Among the Party-In-The-Electorate
Jeremiah J. Castle, J. Cherie Strachan, and Kyla K. Stepp
Part IV: Party Activities
Chapter 12: Political Party Contacting in the 2024 Election
Brian J. Brox
Chapter 13: What Parties Do: Competitiveness and State Political Party Activities in the 2024 Elections
Matthew J. Kim and Barry C. Burden
Chapter 14: The Impact of Organizational Characteristics on Super PAC Strategy and Spending in Congressional Elections
Jay Goodliffe and Paul S. Herrnson
Chapter 15: Political Parties and Surrogate Representation: How Parties Shape Donations in Single Member Districts
Hans Noel
Part V: Party Organizations
Chapter 16: The Organizational Structure of State Parties
Doug Roscoe
Chapter 17: Did the Democratic Party Abandon Rural America? Evidence from a Survey of Local Party Officials
Daniel M. Shea and Nicholas F. Jacobs
Chapter 18: Why American Third Parties Fail – Even Under the Best Circumstances
Bernard Tamas
References
Index
About the Contributors
Product details
| Published | Jan 21 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 464 |
| ISBN | 9798216483267 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 78 b/w figures, 48 tables |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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