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Hopelessly divided :

by Schoen, Douglas E., frey50
Published by : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, (Lanham, Md. :) , 2012 Physical details: vi, 287 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. ISBN:9781442215238 (cloth : alk. paper); 1442215232 (cloth : alk. paper); 9781442215252 (ebook); 1442215259 (ebook).
Subject(s): Political parties -- United States -- History -- 21st century. | Divided government -- United States -- History -- 21st century. | Two-party systems -- United States. | Right and left (Political science) -- United States -- History -- 21st century. | Populism -- United States -- History -- 21st century. | United States -- Politics and government -- 2009- | United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009.
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Includes index.

Introduction -- America on the brink -- The mainstream/political class divide -- The divide: a data portrait -- The great divide and the populist upsurge -- Left populism: principles and resurgence -- Hopes dashed: Obama and the left -- Right-wing populism: principles and resurgence -- George W. Bush and the right-wing implosion -- Independent voters: angry, volatile, and growing -- The power of money -- The K Street effect: how lobbyists have saturated public policy -- Redistricting, race, and the political class -- Conclusion: reform or fail.