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A house divided : polarization and its effect on RAND /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thomson, James A., 1945-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2010.
Series:Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) ; OP-291-RC.
Subjects:
Voting > United States > History > 20th century.
Voting > United States > History > 21st century.
Elections > United States > History > 20th century.
Elections > United States > History > 21st century.
Party affiliation > United States > History > 20th century.
Party affiliation > United States > History > 21st century.
Polarization (Social sciences) > United States > History > 20th century.
Polarization (Social sciences) > United States > History > 21st century.
Rand Corporation.
United States > Politics and government > 1989-
Table of Contents:
  • Federalists' belief in deliberation
  • Party preference of American voters
  • Ideological classification of voters in 2004
  • The DW-Nominate measure
  • Nominate versus district characteristics, 1973
  • Nominate versus district characteristics, 2003
  • Polarization in 90th, 100th, and 110th Congresses
  • Party polarization, 1879-2007
  • Polarization's effect on public policy
  • Growth of constituency characteristics
  • 1976 U.S. election by county
  • 2008 U.S. election by county
  • U.S. election victory margins in landslide counties, 1948-2004
  • Standard deviation of Republican presidential vote, 1948-2004
  • Dealing with controversy.