The Two Majorities: The Issue Context of Modern American Politics (Interpreting American Politics) - Hardcover

Shafer, Professor Byron E.; Claggett, Professor William J.M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0801850185 ISBN 13: 9780801850189

Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995

Synopsis

Why do voters so often exhibit patterns of policy preference vastly different from what analysts and strategists predict? And why do these same voters consistently cast ballots that ensure the continuation of "divided government?"

In The Two Majorities Byron Shafer and William Claggett offer groundbreaking political analysis that resolves many of the seeming contradictions in the contemporary American political scene.

Provocatively, the authors argue that each party's best strategy for success is not to try to take popular positions on the whole range of issues, but to focus attention on the party's most successful cluster of issues.

About this title

About the Author

John Anthony Maltese teaches in the Department of Political Scienceat the University of Georgia. His books include Spin Control: The White House Office of Communications and the Management of Presidential News.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801850185
• ISBN 13: 9780801850189
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256