Polarization and Political Party Factions in the 2020 Election
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Polarization and Political Party Factions in the 2020 Election

  1. 237 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Polarization and Political Party Factions in the 2020 Election

About this book

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?

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Yes, you can access Polarization and Political Party Factions in the 2020 Election by Jennifer C. Lucas,Christopher J. Galdieri,Tauna Starbuck Sisco in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & American Government. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures and Tables
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. Section I: Party Activists and Factions
  10. Chapter 1: Social Media Activism and Party Polarization: Did Democratic Social Media Activists Influence the Outcome of the 200 Presidential Election?
  11. Chapter 2: Persistent Factionalism?: An Analysis of Endorsements in the 2020 Democratic Primary
  12. Chapter 3: Honest Abe Rebukes “The Donald”: Rhetoric in the Lincoln Project
  13. Part II: Polarization and Party Competition in Congressional Elections
  14. Chapter 4: Negative Partisanship and Negative Partisan Branding: Twitter, Websites, and the 2020 Congressional Elections
  15. Chapter 5: What Do the 2020 Congressional Primaries Tell Us about the Direction of the Democratic Party?
  16. Chapter 6: Twitter Use in the 2020 Senate Races
  17. Chapter 7: Party, Ideology, and Competitiveness: Small Dollar Donors in U.S. House Elections, 2016–2020
  18. Section III: Parties and Voters in the 2020 Election
  19. Chapter 8: Forecasting the Party Vote in the 2020 Election: What Went Wrong with the Polls
  20. Chapter 9: The Evolution of the Republican Party Coalition, 1968–2020
  21. Chapter 10: Ideological Cleavages in the Democratic Primary Electorate
  22. Chapter 11: The Political Geography of the 2020 Presidential Election: Small Shifts with Major Consequences in a Geographically Polarized Country
  23. Section IV: The Consequences of Polarization
  24. Chapter 12: Pandemic Politics: State-Level Changes in Election Administration Laws in the 2020 Election
  25. Index
  26. About the Contributors