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Three's a crowd : the dynamic of third parties, Ross Perot, & Republican resurgence /

"For those wanting someone to blame for the Republican resurgence that began with the 1994 congressional elections, Rapoport and Stone have an answer: blame the third-party presidential candidacies of H. Ross Perot in 1992 and 1996. They argue that successful third parties at the presidential l...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rapoport, Ronald
Other Authors: Stone, Walter J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2008]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the dynamic of third parties
  • A theory of third-party support and major-party change
  • The rise and fall of Ross Perot and the Reform Party, 1992-2000
  • Was there an issue constituency for Perot?
  • Explaining support for Perot
  • The decline in support for Perot
  • The major party bid for the Perot constituency
  • Perot and the Republican resurgence, 1994-2000
  • The mobilization effects of Perot activity
  • The impact of Perot on the Republican Party's issue positions
  • Conclusion : third parties and political change in America.