![]() | Uneasy Alliances: Race and Party Competition in America Subjects: United States -- Race relations -- Political aspects; Racism -- Political aspects -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 1865–1900; United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century; Political parties -- United States -- Hist; Uneasy Alliances is a powerful challenge to how we think about the relationship between race, political parties, and American democracy. While scholars frequently claim that the need to win elections makes government officials responsive to any and all voters, Paul Frymer shows that not all groups are treated equally; politicians spend most of their time and resources on white swing voters--to the detriment of the African American community. As both parties try to attract white swing voters by distancing themselves from blacks, black voters are often ignored and left with unappealing alternatives. African Americans are thus the leading example of a "captured minority." Paul Frymer is associate professor of politics at Princeton University. He is the author of Black and Blue: African Americans, the Labor Movement, and the Decline of the Democratic Party (Princeton). |
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