The Political Blame Game in American Democracy
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The Political Blame Game in American Democracy

  1. 175 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Political Blame Game in American Democracy

About this book

The Political Blame Game in American Democracy looks at the forces that have developed over the past fifty-plus years and created a dysfunctional political system in the United States. It argues that the current level of partisan polarization is actually the culmination of a number of forces at work during the past few decades. These include a perception by each party that the other is using unfair political tactics; the subsequent creation of a culture of blame, with each party blaming the other for the dysfunction; a decline in political norms, leading to childlike behavior by politicians and political candidates; and a culture of payback in which the opposition argues that their opponents are responsible for the decline. These four factors culminated in the 2016 presidential campaign, where they were exemplified by Donald Trump, and have continued to have a significant ongoing impact on the political landscape of the United States.

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Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Chapter One: In the Beginning
  3. Chapter Two: 1960: Kennedy versus Nixon
  4. Chapter Three: 1964: Goldwater and the Solid South
  5. Chapter Four: 1968: The Rise and Fall of Republican Conservatism, Part I
  6. Chapter Five: 1972: Nixon and the Plumbers
  7. Chapter Six: 1980: Ronald Reagan and the Southern Strategy (Once Again)
  8. Chapter Seven: 1992: Bill Clinton and Republican Hatred
  9. Chapter Eight: 2000: Bush, Gore, and Florida
  10. Chapter Nine: 2008: Obama, Hope, and Reform
  11. Chapter Ten: The 2010 Congressional Elections
  12. Chapter Eleven: 2012: Obama v. Romney
  13. Chapter Twelve: 2014: Republicans Take the Senate
  14. Chapter Thirteen: 2016 Election
  15. Chapter Fourteen: The American Experiment
  16. Index
  17. About the Authors