Not Invited to the Party How the Demopublicans Have Rigged the System and Left Independents Out in the Cold

He is the author of numerous scholarly articles and over a dozen books, including From Pathology to Politics, Unhealthy Charities, and The Politics of American Feminism. In 1780 John Adams presciently argued that the "division of the republic into two great parties . . . is to be dreaded as the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bennett, James T.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer New York 2010, 2010
Edition:1st ed. 2010
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • The Issue
  • The American Suspicion of Parties
  • No Competition Allowed or He Who Controls the Ballot Controls the Election
  • Then Along Came FECA
  • FECA: The Demopublicans' Best Friend
  • The State Feeds the Party and the Party Feeds the State
  • 2008: The Year of Change – Or Plus Ca Change…?
  • Taking the Party Outside: Do Other Democracies Treat Third Parties and Independents Any Better?
  • Conclusion: Pulling the Plug?