The State of the Parties 2022brings together leading scholars of parties, elections, and interest groups to provide an indispensable overview of American political parties today. The 2020 presidential election was extraordinary. What role did political parties play in these events? How did the party organizations fare? What are the implications for the future? Scholars and practitioners from throughout the United States explore the current state of American party organizations, constituencies and resources at the national, state and local level.

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.

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Acknowledgments

John C. Green, Kenneth M. Miller, and David B. Cohen

Part I: State of the Parties

Morris P. Fiorina

Byron E. Shafer and Regina L. Wagner

Robert G. Boatright

Part II: Partisan Voters

Alan I. Abramowitz

Anita Manion, David C. Kimball, and Adriano Udani

Stephen K. Medvic and Berwood A. Yost

David F. Damore, Karen A. Danielsen, and Robert E. Lang

John C. Davis

Part III: Partisan Activity

Kenneth M. Miller

Paul A. Beck

Ronald B. Rapoport and W. Henry Crossman

Part IV: Women and Party Politics

Laurel Elder

Shannon McQueen

Paul S. Herrnson and Jennifer A. Heerwig

References

Index

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