 | The Politics of Cultural Differences: Social Change and Voter Mobilization Strategies in the Post-New Deal Period Subjects: Voting -- United States; Voting research -- United States; Politics and culture -- United States; Social choices -- United States; How did Republicans manage to hold the White House through much of the past half century even as the Democratic Party held the hearts of most American voters? The authors of this groundbreaking study argue that they did so by doing what Democrats have also excelled at: triggering psychological mechanisms that deepen cultural divisions in the other party's coalition, thereby leading many of its voters either to choose the opposing ticket or to stay home. David C. Leege is Professor of Government and International Studies at the University of Notre Dame. He is the principal author of Rediscovering the Religious Factor in American Politics and Political Research Methods . Kenneth D. Wald is Professor of Political Science at the University of Florida and the author of three books, including Crosses on the Ballot: Patterns of British Voter Alignment since 1885 (Princeton). Brian S. Krueger is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Rhode Island. Paul D. Mueller is completing his doctoral dissertation in political science at the University of Notre Dame. |
