Learning from Loss: The Democrats, 2016-2020
Seth Masket
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Description
The Democrats' decision to nominate Joe Biden for 2020 was hardly a fluke but rather a strategic choice by a party that had elevated electability above all other concerns. In Learning from Loss, one of the nation's leading political analysts offers unique insight into the Democratic Party at a moment of uncertainty. Between 2017 and 2020, Seth Masket spoke with Democratic Party activists and followed the behavior of party leaders and donors to learn how the party was interpreting the 2016 election and thinking about a nominee for 2020. Masket traces the persistence of party factions and shows how interpretations of 2016 shaped strategic choices for 2020. Although diverse narratives emerged to explain defeat in 2016 - ranging from a focus on 'identity politics' to concerns about Clinton as a flawed candidate - these narratives collectively cleared the path for Biden.
Product Details
Price
$27.99
$26.03
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publish Date
September 22, 2020
Pages
256
Dimensions
6.37 X 9.29 X 0.81 inches | 1.1 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781108482127
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About the Author
Seth Masket is professor of political science and director of the Center on American Politics at the University of Denver. He is the author of The Inevitable Party: Why Attempts to Kill the Party System Fail and How They Weaken Democracy (Oxford University Press, 2016) and No Middle Ground: How Informal Party Organizations Control Nominations and Polarize Legislatures (University of Michigan Press, 2009). He teaches courses on political parties, campaigns and elections, and congressional procedure. His research has appeared in the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, the British Journal of Political Science, the State Politics and Policy Quarterly, and other publications. Masket also contributes regularly to FiveThirtyEight, the Los Angeles Times, and the Mischiefs of Faction blog, and his work has appeared at the Monkey Cage, on Politico, and in the New York Times. He received his PhD from UCLA in 2004.
