Polarization and the Presidency: From FDR to Barack Obama

by Richard A. Seltzer and Robert C. Smith

Robert Smith and Richard Seltzer offer fresh insights on the decisive, and often surprising, role of presidents and presidential candidates in polarizing US politics. In a rich, multidimensional narrative, the authors show how presidential rhetoric and policies have served to divide voters along lines of class, party, race, and region. They also underscore the enduring consequences of George Wallace's, Barry Goldwater's, and George McGovern's failed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626372284
• ISBN13: 9781626372283
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
• Length: 321 Pages