TY - BOOK AU - Stasi,Anthony TI - Fractured Parties: How Recent Elections Have Exposed Weaknesses in American Political Parties SN - 9781498540001 AV - JK2261S737 2016 U1 - 324.273 PY - 2016/// CY - Blue Ridge Summit PB - Lexington Books/Fortress Academic KW - Political parties--United States KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 What Is a Strong Party? -- Chapter 2 The Numbers Don't Add Up -- Chapter 3 Strong Presidency + Weak Congress = Weaker Parties -- Chapter 4 It's Money That Matters -- Chapter 5 Ways to Make Parties Relevant with Voters -- Chapter 6 Post Industrial America and Parties -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author N2 - This book studies the history America's political parties and the challenges they face today. In the 2016 primaries the anti-establishment candidates had an early advantage with a wild-card quality that resonated with modern voters, demonstrating how drastically America's political climate has changed and the need for nonpartisan party reform UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4733189 ER -