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American Political Parties Under Pressure

Strategic Adaptations for a Changing Electorate

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Editors:
  1. Chapman Rackaway

    1. Political Science, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, USA

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  2. Laurie L. Rice

    1. Political Science, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, USA

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  • Provides one of the first scholarly looks at the challenges to political parties in the 2016 election
  • Addresses the changes in party strategy that recent shocks to the political system have forced
  • Provides insight into how political parties deal with candidates chosen by the voters that force the organization to shift their preferences and strategies

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction: Turning Lemons into Lemonade? Party Strategy as Compensation for External Stresses

    • Chapman Rackaway, Laurie L. Rice
    Pages 1-13

  3. This Is Trump Country: Donald Trump’s Base and Partisan Change in Unhyphenated America

    • Brian Arbour
    Pages 15-42

  4. Parties and Populism in 2016

    • David A. Dulio, John S. Klemanski
    Pages 43-75

  5. From Consensus to Conflict: Political Polarization, the Culture War, and Gay Rights

    • Donald M. Gooch
    Pages 77-120

  6. Ideology and the 2016 Election

    • Joseph Romance
    Pages 121-141

  7. Campaign Visits, Party Ties, and Challenges to the Party Establishment in Presidential Nominating Contests

    • Laurie L. Rice
    Pages 143-168

  8. Weak Parties and Strong Partisans

    • Chapman Rackaway
    Pages 169-187

  9. Conclusion: The Paradox of Partisanship in 2016 and Beyond

    • Chapman Rackaway, Laurie L. Rice
    Pages 189-199

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 201-205
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About this book

This book addresses the changing electoral and political circumstances in which American political parties found themselves during the 2016 election, and the strategic adaptations this new pressure may require. The respective establishments of both major political parties have found themselves facing serious challenges. Some observers wondered if realignment was in progress, and whether the parties could survive. Both grounded in research and accessible to more than just academics, this book provides important insights into how political parties can move forward from 2016.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Political Science, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, USA

    Chapman Rackaway

  • Political Science, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, USA

    Laurie L. Rice

About the editors

Chapman Rackaway is Professor and Chair in the Department of Political Science at University of West Georgia, USA. In August 2015, while at Fort Hays State University, Rackaway was named President’s Distinguished Scholar. He has published work on electioneering strategy, the use of technological and social media tools in state campaigns and technological tool effects on student learning outcomes in the American Government classroom.



Laurie L. Rice is Associate Professor of Political Science at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, USA, where she teaches classes in American politics, including the presidency, presidential campaigns, and political parties and interest groups. Her research appears in journals such as Presidential Studies Quarterly, Social Science Computer Review, and Social Science Quarterly and she also co-authored the book Web 2.0 and the Political Mobilization of College Students.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: American Political Parties Under Pressure

  • Book Subtitle: Strategic Adaptations for a Changing Electorate

  • Editors: Chapman Rackaway, Laurie L. Rice

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60879-2

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-60878-5Published: 16 August 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-86950-6Published: 12 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-60879-2Published: 02 August 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XV, 205

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 11 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: US Politics, Political Sociology

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