Why Washington Won't Work: Polarization, Political Trust, and the Governing Crisis

by Thomas J. Rudolph and Marc J. Hetherington

Book Overview

Polarization is at an all-time high in the United States. But contrary to popular belief, Americans are polarized not so much in their policy preferences as in their feelings toward their political opponents: To an unprecedented degree, Republicans and Democrats simply do not like one another. No surprise that these deeply held negative feelings are central to the recent (also unprecedented) plunge in congressional productivity. The past three Congresses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022629921X
• ISBN13: 9780226299211
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"