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Media type:
E-Book
Title:
Polarization and the Presidency
:
From FDR to Barack Obama
Contains:
Frontmatter
Contents
Tables
Acknowledgments
1. Polarization and the Presidency
2. Franklin D. Roosevelt
3. Harry S. Truman
4. Dwight D. Eisenhower
5. John F. Kennedy
6. Lyndon B. Johnson
8. Richard Nixon
9. The Election of 1972
10. Jimmy Carter
11. Ronald Reagan
12. George H. W. Bush
13. Bill Clinton
14. George W. Bush
15. Barack Obama
16. What Next?
Appendix: Methodological Considerations
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Book
Description:
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 presidential campaigns. Moving beyond the "guns, God, and gays" conventional wisdom, their distinctive contribution leads to an enhanced understanding of the political attitudes that have shaped today's polarized polity