Bibliograph

Hopelessly divided, the new crisis in American politics and what it means for 2012 and beyond, Douglas E. Schoen

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Hopelessly divided, the new crisis in American politics and what it means for 2012 and beyond, Douglas E. Schoen

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hopelessly divided

Oclc number

759173285

Responsibility statement

Douglas E. Schoen

Sub title

the new crisis in American politics and what it means for 2012 and beyond

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- America on the brink -- The mainstream/political class divide -- The divide: a data portrait -- The great divide and the populist upsurge -- Left populism: principles and resurgence -- Hopes dashed: Obama and the left -- Right-wing populism: principles and resurgence -- George W. Bush and the right-wing implosion -- Independent voters: angry, volatile, and growing -- The power of money -- The K Street effect: how lobbyists have saturated public policy -- Redistricting, race, and the political class -- Conclusion: reform or fail

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