Parties and Elections in America: The Electoral Process Book

	Preface to the Second Edition
	Preface to the First Edition
1	Elections and Political Parties	1
I	An Examination of Elections in the United Stares	1
II	The Role of Elections in Democratic Theory	7
III	Definitions of "Political Party" and "Party Systems"	9
IV	Politicians View the Party System	18
2	The History of American Political Parties	22
I	From Faction to Party	23
II	The First American Parties	25
III	The Second Party System	31
IV	The Collapse of the Second Party System: Realignment	35
V	The Third Party System: Industrialization over Politics	39
VI	The Critical Election of 1896 and Republican Domination	40
VII	The New Deal Coalition	44
VIII	A Politician's View of Political History	48
3	Party Organization	51
I	The Organizational Framework	51
II	Local and County Organizations	55
III	State Party Organizations	58
IV	Party Organization at the National Level	65
V	Politicians View Party Organization	72
4	Political Participation and Voting Behavior	74
I	Who Votes; Who Doesn't	75
II	Participation in Politics in America	90
III	The Politicians View Political Participants	93
IV	Voters in Presidential Elections	95
V	Voters in Congressional and Senatorial Elections	108
VI	Summary	114
VII	Politicians View the Voters	116
5	Organized Groups in the Political Process	121
I	Organized Groups in American Politics	123
II	Electoral Activities of Organized Groups	129
III	Interest-Group Influence on Their Members	139
IV	Politicians View the Interest Groups	142
6	State and Local Nominations	147
I	Common Views of the Nominating Process	148
II	Development of the Direct Primary System	149
III	Varieties of Primaries	150
IV	The Politics of Nominations	163
V	Politicians View the Nominating Process	171
7	State and Local Elections	175
I	The Conventional Wisdom: Old versus New Politics	176
II	Political Context and Politicians' Decision to Run	178
III	The New Politics: Campaigning in a Media Age	180
IV	Elections to State and Local Office: Old Politics Revisited	198
V	Do Campaigns Determine Who Wins Elections?	201
VI	Politicians View the General Election	206
8	Presidential Nominations	215
I	The Post-1968 Reforms	215
II	The Contests for Nominations	228
III	Strategic Considerations	233
IV	The Conventions	248
V	Politicians View the Nominating Process	254
9	Presidential Elections	256
I	From the Convention to the General Election	256
II	Organizing for the General Election	258
III	Strategies for the General Election	274
IV	Tactics for the General Election	286
V	Politicians View the Campaigns	292
10	Campaign Financing	295
I	The Climate for Reform	296
II	Campaign Finance Reforms of the 1970s	298
III	The Costs of Democracy	302
IV	Sources of Campaign Funds	309
V	Politicians View Campaign Financing	333
11	The Party in Government	336
I	The Concept of Party in Government	337
II	Party as the Organizing Element of the U.S. Congress	339
III	The Impact of Party on Congressional Behavior	352
IV	The President as a Leader of Party in Government	357
V	Politicians View the Party in Government	362
12	Conclusions: The Electoral Process at the Century's End	364
I	The Role of Elections	364
II	The Rejuvenation of Political Parties	375
III	Reforming the Electoral Process	379
IV	Concluding Remarks	385
	References	386
	Index	419