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The long-awaited revision of Larry Sabato's classic work on political parties in the U.S., The Party's Just Begun has been brought completely up-to-date and features a new co-author, Bruce Larson. Analysis of Election 2000 and the parties' roles; new analysis of the Reform Party and its candidates; new polling data from John McLaughlin and Associates; new discussion of campaign finance laws and reform efforts; and new discussion of the effects of debacles like the impeachment of President Clinton on the public's opinion of the parties. For those interested in American politics.
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The first edition of Sabato's assessment of the American party system came out in 1988, ages and eras ago in political terms. This latest edition includes data from surveys conducted both before and after the manic 2000 presidential election, and it reflects many of the stresses visited on the two-party scheme. Sabato (U. of Virginia) and Larson (Fairleigh Dickinson U.) begin with the premise that the party system, at heart, works, and consider how it might be strengthened. They analyze issues such as the roles the parties played in the 2000 election, the role of the Reform Party and its candidates, the 1994 Republican takeover of Congress, efforts at campaign finance reform, and the effects of scandals like the Clinton impeachment on the public's opinion of the parties. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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