The State of the Parties: The Changing Role of Contemporary American Parties - 6th Edition Book

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Acknowledgments

1 Introduction: The State of the Parties: Change and Continuity in 2008 John C. Green Green, John C. 1

Part I The Party System

2 Was 2008 a Watershed Election? Observing the State of the Parties in the Election Results John R. Petrocik Petrocik, John R. 17

3 Party Factions in 2008 Howard L. Reiter Reiter, Howard L. 41

4 The State of Party Elites: National Convention Delegates, 1992-2008 John C. Green Green, John C. 55

Part II Party Organizations and Activities

5 Electoral Politics As Team Sport: Advantage to the Democrats David B. Magleby Magleby, David B. 81

6 Party on the Periphery: The 2008 Presidential Campaign in Mahoning County John C. Green Green, John C. 101

7 The Party's Still Going: Local Party Strength and Activity in 2008 Melody Crowder-Meyer Crowder-Meyer, Melody 115

8 The Obama Netroots Campaign, Young Voters, and the Future of Local Party Organizations Daniel M. Shea Shea, Daniel M. 135

9 The Internetilization of American Parties: The Implications of the Unity08 Effort Lonna Rae Atkeson Atkeson, Lonna Rae 149

10 Organizing for America Barbara Trish Trish, Barbara 163

Part III Party Resources

11 The Need for an Integrated Vision of Parties and Candidates: National Political Party Finances, 1999-2008 Brendan Glavin Glavin, Brendan 185

12 Back to the Future? Campaign-Finance Reform and the Declining Importance of the National Party Organization Raymond J. La Raja La Raja, Raymond J. 205

13 Flush with Cash: Individual Campaign Contributors in the 2008 Elections John C. Green Green, John C. 223

Part IV Partisan Publics

14 Fallen Elephant: Examining the Grand Old Party's Fall from Grace Daniel J. Coffey Coffey, Daniel J. 239

15 Unintended Consequences: Republican Strategy and Winning and Losing Voters Mark D. Brewer Brewer, Mark D. 255

16 The Campaign Context for Partisanship Stability Jeremy C. Pope Pope, Jeremy C. 271

17 A Political Theory of Partisanship and Independence Nancy L. Rosenblum Rosenblum, Nancy L. 289

Part V Party in Government

18 Barack Obama and the Partisan Presidency Richard M. Skinner Skinner, Richard M. 309

19 Party Governance under Speaker Nancy Pelosi R. Lawrence Butler Butler, R. Lawrence 323

20 Party, Constituency, and Representation in Congress Matthew T. Pietryka Pietryka, Matthew T. 333

Bibliography 349

Index 379

About the Contributors 395