Polarization and the Presidency : : From FDR to Barack Obama / / Robert C. Smith, Richard A. Seltzer.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Smith, Robert C.,; Seltzer, Richard A.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Tables --; Acknowledgments --; 1. Polarization and the Presidency --; 2. Franklin D. Roosevelt --; 3. Harry S. Truman --; 4. Dwight D. Eisenhower --; 5. John F. Kennedy --; 6. Lyndon B. Johnson --; 8. Richard Nixon --; 9. The Election of 1972 --; 10. Jimmy Carter --; 11. Ronald Reagan --; 12. George H. W. Bush --; 13. Bill Clinton --; 14. George W. Bush --; 15. Barack Obama --; 16. What Next? --; Appendix: Methodological Considerations --; Selected Bibliography --; Index --; About the Book
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781626372412; 9783110784244
• DOI: 10.1515/9781626372412
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Robert C. Smith, Richard A. Seltzer.

Robert Smith and Richard Seltzer offer fresh insights on the decisive, and often surprising, role of presidents and presidential candidates in polarizing US politics. In a rich, multidimensional narrative, the authors show how presidential rhetoric and policies have served to divide voters along lines of class, party, race, and region. They also underscore the enduring consequences of George Wallace's, Barry Goldwater's, and George McGovern's failed presidential campaigns. Moving beyond the "guns, God, and gays" conventional wisdom, their distinctive contribution leads to an enhanced understanding of the political attitudes that have shaped today's polarized polity.