Party On!

Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson laid the foundations for today's political debates between Democrats and Republicans. Hamilton believed that freedom must be married with a strong central government and especially an energetic president, while Jefferson believed freedom derived from local civic virtues. Throughout history, Democrats and Republicans have chosen sides in this eternal debate―and sometimes even changed sides. Today, those debates have become sharper and more polarized, as the two Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Copyright......Page 5 Dedication......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 Preface Political Parties in a Time of Transition......Page 10 Introduction Of Elephants and Donkeys, Candidates and Institutions, Patriots and Progressives......Page 16 Chapter One Political Parties in an American Setting......Page 26 Chapter Two The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Party Politics......Page 44 Chapter Three Party Organizations in the Twenty-First Century......Page 60 Chapter Four Nominating Presidents in a Time of Trump......Page 80 Chapter Five Party Brand Loyalty and the American Voter......Page 108 Chapter Six Parties and Social Media......Page 128 Chapter Seven Campaign Finance and Transitional Political Parties......Page 148 Chapter Eight Elected Officials and the New Partisanship......Page 174 Chapter Nine Third Parties in the Trump Era......Page 194 Conclusion Hamilton’s Moment of Zen......Page 220 Index......Page 232