An edition of A house divided (2010)

A house divided

polarization and its effect on RAND

A house divided
Thomson, James A., Thomson, Ja ...
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An edition of A house divided (2010)

A house divided

polarization and its effect on RAND

The American political climate has become increasingly polarized since the 1970s. Analysis by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal shows that voting patterns within Congress have become increasingly divided along party lines, with fewer and fewer moderates. A major cause of polarization appears to be the geographic sorting of voters: Communities and regions of the country have become more politically and ideologically homogeneous, resulting in constituencies in congressional districts and in states that are more strongly conservative or liberal. Whatever its causes, the effects of increased polarization on political discourse and policymaking are clear: There is less room for deliberation between the two parties, and public policy decisionmaking is increasingly driven more by ideology than by objective analysis of which policies, programs, practices, and processes will produce the desired outcomes at the lowest cost. The mission of the RAND Corporation is to provide just this sort of objective analysis, and today's heated political environment presents a serious challenge to this mission. To help make sure that RAND's objective, nonpartisan research influences the policy debate, RAND must work to identify potentially controversial findings and take steps to ensure that they are not misinterpreted or distorted.

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Publisher
RAND
Language
English
Pages
23

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Table of Contents

Federalists' belief in deliberation
Party preference of American voters
Ideological classification of voters in 2004
The DW-Nominate measure
Nominate versus district characteristics, 1973
Nominate versus district characteristics, 2003
Polarization in 90th, 100th, and 110th Congresses
Party polarization, 1879-2007
Polarization's effect on public policy
Growth of constituency characteristics
1976 U.S. election by county
2008 U.S. election by county
U.S. election victory margins in landslide counties, 1948-2004
Standard deviation of Republican presidential vote, 1948-2004
Dealing with controversy.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
Santa Monica, CA
Series
Occasional paper -- OP-291-RC, Occasional paper (Rand Corporation) -- OP-291-RC.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
324.973/092
Library of Congress
JK1967 .T55 2010

The Physical Object

Pagination
ix, 23 p. :
Number of pages
23

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24538096M
ISBN 10
0833049607
ISBN 13
9780833049605
LCCN
2010007837
OCLC/WorldCat
537652538

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