Crackup by Samuel L. Popkin (Hardback Book)

Name: Crackup by Samuel L. Popkin (Hardback Book)
Brand: Oxford University Press Inc

Oxford University Press Inc

In Crackup, the eminent American politics scholar Samuel Popkin tells the story of how the Republican Party fractured into uncompromising groups with irreconcilable demands. Changes in campaign finance laws and the proliferation of mass media opened the way for newly energized groups to split the party. The 2002 \""McCain-Feingold\"" campaign finance reform bill aimed to weaken the power of big corporations and strengthen political parties by ending corporate donations to the parties. Instead, it weakened legislative leaders and made bipartisanship a curse word.Popkin argues that moving money outside the political parties fueled the rise of single-issue advocacy groups and Super PACs funded by billionaires with pet issues. This allowed self-promoting politicians to undermine colleagues with an\n\nCrackup\nThe Republican Implosion and the Future of Presidential Politics\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked ser;