This year’s upside-down election is part of a political realignment which encompasses both parties, and is fueled by public rancor.

Burnham, Walter Dean (2016) This year’s upside-down election is part of a political realignment which encompasses both parties, and is fueled by public rancor. USApp– American Politics and Policy Blog (11 Jul 2016). Website.

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In his final of three articles commenting on major political realignments, Walter Dean Burnham looks at the 2016 election picture as of early summer 2016. He writes that on the Republican Party side, establishment candidates such as former Florida Governor Jeb Bush have been flatly rejected by the party’s base, in favor of Donald Trump who is rapidly filling the GOP’s voter vacuum. For the Democrats, while former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has the support of the party establishment, the insurgent candidacy of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders points to the party’s own ‘runaway electorate’.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2016 The Authors, USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog, The London School of Economics and Political Science.
Divisions:	Public Policy Group
Subjects:	J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States)
Date Deposited:	16 Sep 2016 11:25
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 20:21
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/67761

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