The Hollow Realignment Partisan Change in a Candidate-Centered Era
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6367195 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin P Wattenberg, Martin Wattenberg (0000-0003-0904-4862, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 58 |
| Publication date | 1987-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Opinion Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-362X • E-ISSN: 1537-5331 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1086/269014 |
| OpenAlex | W2077187800 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 45 |
In 1984 identification with the Republican party increased to the point where the plurality of Democrats over Republicans reached its lowest point since such measurements began in 1952. Yet the realignment is a hollow one between two parties who still have a weak image in the public mind and an uncertain role in the future of American government. While the balance of power between the two parties shifted, the importance of political parties to the electorate remained at an historically weak level. Split-ticket voting continued to be high and roughly a third of the electorate had nothing to say-either positive or negative-about both the parties. In short, realignment occurred in 1984 without party revitalization and the reestablishment of the linkage between parties and candidates
Balance (ability · Computer security · Economics · Government (linguistics · Nothing · Point (geometry · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Politics of the United States · Power (physics · Realigning election · Socialism · Split-ticket voting · Ticket · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Psychology · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 45 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,18 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2018 (31) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 45 |