Insecure Majorities: Congress and the Perpetual Campaign

by Frances E. Lee

Book Overview

As Democrats and Republicans continue to vie for political advantage, Congress remains paralyzed by partisan conflict. That the last two decades have seen some of the least productive Congresses in recent history is usually explained by the growing ideological gulf between the parties, but this explanation misses another fundamental factor influencing the dynamic. In contrast to politics through most of the twentieth century, the contemporary Democratic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022640904X
• ISBN13: 9780226409047
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"