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What the Rise of the Republicans as America's First Ideological Party Means for the Democrats

  • Nils Gilman
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 18. März 2004
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Gilman argues that the Republicans have transformed themselves into the first ideologically-defined American political party to achieve success, while the Democrats remain an old-fashioned non-ideological party serving group interests. These partisan differences are manifest in approaches to governing: Democrats prefer to bargain and compromise, while Republicans assume that a majority entitles them to full control over policy outcomes. To challenge the Republicans successfully, Democrats must abandon the old-style of governing as policy tacticians and adopt an ideological approach to governing in the classic European sense.

Published Online: 2004-3-18

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