State of the Parties 2022

John C. Green is the Emeritus Director of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at the University of Akron. A respected analyst of Ohio and national politics, his work has been widely cited and quoted by scholars and journalists alike. David B. Cohen is a professor of political science, Director of the Applied Politics Program, and Fellow of the Ray C. Bliss Institute of Applied Politics at The University of Akron. He teaches courses and conducts research on the American presidency, Congress, and homeland security. Kenneth M. Miller is an assistant professor of Political Science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His research interests and publications include campaign finance, elections, and representation.

This iteration of State of the Parties lives up to the legacy of the previous works in the series, most recently State of the Parties 2018 (CH, Feb'19, 56-2560). Offering a balanced mix of work by veteran and emerging scholars, this essay collection recalls the recent history of the two major parties in American politics and then drills down into what makes them the parties that they are. These scholars contextualize the current status of political parties—their structure, their makeup, and their activity—in the turmoil of hyperpartisanship and polarization. The various scholars play to their strengths in terms of both subject matter and methodology. State of the Parties 2022 paints an easily understood, yet detailed and multifaceted picture of the current shape of American politics. The anthology would make a great supplemental text for classes on American political parties; it is sophisticated enough for graduate courses and understandable enough for undergraduates. Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty; professionals.

• List of TablesList of FiguresAcknowledgmentsThe State of the Parties: Change and Continuity in 2020John C. Green, Kenneth M. Miller, and David B. CohenPart I: State of the PartiesAn Era of Unstable Majorities ContinuesMorris P. FiorinaActivists Versus Voters: Intra-party Warfare in the Modern WorldByron E. Shafer and Regina L. WagnerCongressional Primary Challenges and the Health of the PartiesRobert G. BoatrightPart II: Partisan VotersPeak Polarization? The Rise of Partisan-Ideological Consistency and its ConsequencesAlan I. AbramowitzPolitical Identity and Beliefs about Stolen Elections in the American ElectorateAnita Manion, David C. Kimball, and Adriano UdaniMajor Party Factions in a Battleground State: Self-Identified Factional Affiliation among Pennsylvania VotersStephen K. Medvic and Berwood A. YostBlue Metros, Red States: The Geography of the 2020 Vote in the Swing StatesDavid F. Damore, Karen A. Danielsen, and Robert E. LangTurning the Natural State Red: The Rise of the GOP in ArkansasJohn C. DavisPart III: Partisan ActivityNationalized Congressional Finance: Evidence from 2018 and 2020Kenneth M. MillerThe Ground Game in 2020: Party Contacts as Reported by VotersPaul A. BeckFrom Tea Party to Trump PartyRonald B. Rapoport and W. Henry CrossmanPart IV: Women and Party PoliticsThe Partisan Gap among Women in Elective Office: 2020 and BeyondLaurel ElderFired Up or Falling Flat: Recruitment of Women Candidates during the Trump Administration Shannon McQueenThe Super Women and the Super Men behind Super PACs: A New Source of Inequality Paul S. Herrnson and Jennifer A. HeerwigReferencesIndexAbout the Contributors