{"product_id":"party-pursuits-and-the-presidential-house-election-connection-1900-2008-paperback-9781107616752","title":"Party Pursuits and The Presidential-House Election Connection, 1900–2008 (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107616752","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eParty Pursuits and The Presidential-House Election Connection, 1900–2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStonecash analyzes election results arguing that the separation of presidential and House results occurring from the 1960s to 1980 was a party-driven process.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJeffrey M. Stonecash (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107616752, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 December 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e232 pages, 67 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.3 x 1.2 cm, 0.32 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Stonecash challenges the notion that the connection between presidential and congressional elections has been irrevocably frayed by the advent of candidate-centered politics … This is a well-researched book that creates a new interpretation of events … Highly recommended. General readers, undergraduate students, graduate students, and research faculty.' A. D. McNitt, Choice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis study proposes and assesses an alternative explanation of the changes in the relationship between presidential and House of Representatives election results during the last century. Jeffrey M. Stonecash argues that the separation of presidential and House election results that occurred from the 1960s to 1980 was a party-driven process, with both parties seeking to change their electoral base. Republicans sought a more conservative electoral base to counter what they saw as disturbing liberal trends in the nation. Democrats sought to reduce their reliance on the South and its conservativism. Presidential and House election results changed at different rates, creating an appearance that they were unconnected, but they eventually came together. Although many saw these changes in election results as evidence of parties' decline, this study reaffirms their position as central actors in bringing about change.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Election Patterns and Interpretive Frameworks: 1. Disconnecting and reconnecting presidential-House election results\u003cbr\u003e 2. The study of presidential-House elections\u003cbr\u003e 3. Reconsidering conclusions: a critique\u003cbr\u003e 4. Explaining change: the role of party pursuits\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Explaining a Changing Relationship: 5. The Democratic pursuit of the North\u003cbr\u003e 6. Expanding the Democratic base\u003cbr\u003e 7. Republican and Democratic pursuits of new constituents\u003cbr\u003e 8. The consequences of changing electoral bases\u003cbr\u003e 9. Regional patterns of change\u003cbr\u003e 10. Realignment and converging election results\u003cbr\u003e 11. Party pursuits and American democracy\u003cbr\u003e Appendix I. Presidential-House election data by House districts\u003cbr\u003e Appendix II. The presidential-House relationship and uncontested House races\u003cbr\u003e Appendix III. Alternative explanations of change.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political parties [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political parties\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20parties%20%5BJPL%5D%22\"\u003eJPL\u003c\/a\u003e], Political structure \u0026amp; processes [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political structure \u0026amp; processes\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20structure%20\u0026amp;%20processes%20%5BJPH%5D%22\"\u003eJPH\u003c\/a\u003e], Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265787613464,"sku":"9781107616752","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107616752i_85844b8c-81ab-430c-9838-56bcedea0b54.jpg?v=1696770017","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/party-pursuits-and-the-presidential-house-election-connection-1900-2008-paperback-9781107616752","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}