The vanishing voter : public involvement in an age of uncertainty by Patterson, Thomas E instant download

The vanishing voter : public involvement in an age of uncertainty by Patterson, Thomas E instant download

xiii, 262 pages : 21 cm, \"Based on more than 80,000 interviews, The Vanishing Voter investigates why - despite a better-educated citizenry, the end of racial barriers to voting, and simplified voter registration procedures - the percentage of voters has steadily decreased to the point that the United States now has nearly the lowest voting rate in the world. Patterson cites the blurring of differences between the political parties, the news media's negative bias, and flaws in the election system to explain this disturbing trend while suggesting specific reforms intended to bring Americans back to the polls. Astute, far-reaching, and impeccably researched, The Vanishing Voter engages the very meaning of our relationship to our government.\"--Jacket, Includes bibliographical references and index, The incredible shrinking electorate -- Parties and candidates : politics of the moment -- The news media : the politics of anti-politics -- The long campaign : the politics of tedium -- Election day : the politics of inequity -- A model campaign : the politics of participation -- Appendix : the Vanishing Voter Project