Article
Licensed
Unlicensed
Requires Authentication
What the Rise of the Republicans as America's First Ideological Party Means for the Democrats
-
Nils Gilman
Published/Copyright:
March 18, 2004
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.
Keywords: political parties; ideology
Published Online: 2004-3-18
©2011 Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin/Boston
You are currently not able to access this content.
You are currently not able to access this content.
Articles in the same Issue
- Article
- The Rise and Fall of Howard Dean and Other Notes on the 2004 Democratic Presidential Nomination
- What the Rise of the Republicans as America's First Ideological Party Means for the Democrats
- Black, White, Brown and Cajun: The Racial Dynamics of the 2003 Louisiana Gubernatorial Election
- A "Permanent" Republican House? Patterns of Voter Performance and the Persistence of House Control
- Like Father, Like Son: Testing the Bush I-Bush II Comparison Predictions
- Public Support for Both the Environment and an Anti-Environmental President: Possible Explanations for the George W. Bush Anomaly
Articles in the same Issue
- Article
- The Rise and Fall of Howard Dean and Other Notes on the 2004 Democratic Presidential Nomination
- What the Rise of the Republicans as America's First Ideological Party Means for the Democrats
- Black, White, Brown and Cajun: The Racial Dynamics of the 2003 Louisiana Gubernatorial Election
- A "Permanent" Republican House? Patterns of Voter Performance and the Persistence of House Control
- Like Father, Like Son: Testing the Bush I-Bush II Comparison Predictions
- Public Support for Both the Environment and an Anti-Environmental President: Possible Explanations for the George W. Bush Anomaly
