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A Divider, Not a Uniter Gary C. Jacobson

A Divider, Not a Uniter By Gary C. Jacobson

A Divider, Not a Uniter by Gary C. Jacobson


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A Divider, Not a Uniter Summary

A Divider, Not a Uniter: George W. Bush and the American People, The 2006 Election and Beyond by Gary C. Jacobson

Written by one of the most respected scholars and writers in political science, Gary Jacobson, this book uses data to show that the partisan polarization in America today is part of a decades-long trend, and analyzes the reasons why the public is even more divided than ever along party lines about George W. Bush.

About Gary C. Jacobson

Gary Jacobson is a Professor of Political Science at the University of California at San Diego. His 1980 book, Money in Congressional Elections, won multiple awards. Since its publication, Jacobson has published numerous books and papers about American politics, Congress, campaign financing, and partisan polarization. He has served on many advisory boards, including the NSF Political Science Advisory Panel. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Yale University.

Table of Contents

I. Introduction

II. Primed for Partisanship

Sources of Partisan Polarization

Partisan Polarization in Congress

Polarization and Electoral Change

Is Polarization Confined to Activists?

Religion and Partisanship

Economic Inequality and the Ideological Fragmentation of the Mass Media

Conclusion

III. To the White House Through Florida

One of Us

The Campaigns

The Vote

Florida

Conclusion

IV. The First Two Years: Before and After 9/11

The Bush Agenda

Tactics

After September 11

The 2002 Election

God's Instrument

V. Going to War in Iraq

The Case for War

Saddam and 9/11

The Public's Response

Bringing Congress on Board

Popular Support for a Discretionary War

VI. Illusion, Disillusion, and Faith in the President after Mission Accomplished

Revising the Case for War

The Iraq Rally

The Widening Partisan Divide on Iraq

Belief in the War's Premises

The President's Credibility

The Religious Factor

Multivariate Analyses

Conclusion

VII. The 2004 Elections: Mobilized Bases, Reinforced Divisions

The Democratic Nomination

An Avalanche of Money

The War in the Campaigns

Opinion Leadership

Rational Ignorance?

Mobilizing Voters

The Vote

The Congress

Aftermath

VIII. President of Half the People

A Mandate?

The Campaign to Revamp Social Security

Why the Campaign Failed

The Bipartisan Consensus

Other Issues

The Terri Schaivo Case

The Iraq War, Again

Unwavering Christian Conservatives

Conclusion

IX. Conclusions and Speculations

Does Bush Care?

Competing Realities

The News Media

Hurricane Katrina

After Bush

X. A Postscript on 2006

Going Public Again on the War

The Tactical Component

The Democrats' Response

Intentional Polarization

The 2006 Midterm Elections

The Vote

A Change of Course?

A Uniter at Last?

Additional information

CIN0205529747G
9780205529742
0205529747
A Divider, Not a Uniter: George W. Bush and the American People, The 2006 Election and Beyond by Gary C. Jacobson
Used - Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Inc
20070417
352
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