Asymmetric Politics: Ideological Republicans and Group Interest Democrats

by David A Hopkins, Matt Grossman, David A. Hopkins, et al.

Book Overview

Why do Republican politicians promise to rein in government, only to face repeated rebellions from Republican voters and media critics for betraying their principles? Why do Democratic politicians propose an array of different policies to match the diversity of their supporters, only to become mired in stark demographic divisions over issue priorities? In short, why do the two parties act so differently-whether in the electorate, on the campaign trail,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190626607
• ISBN13: 9780190626600
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"