Disconnect

Description:

Drawing on polling results and other data, Fiorina examines the disconnect between an unrepresentative "political class" and the citizenry it purports to represent, showing how politicians have become more polarized while voters remain moderate; how politicians' rhetoric and activities reflect hot-button issues that are not public priorities; and how politicians' dogmatic, divisive, and uncivil style of "debate" contrasts with the more civil discourse of ordinary Americans, who tend to be more polite and open to compromise than their leaders."--[book jacket].

subjects: Political parties, united states,  Representative government and representation,  Culture conflict,  Politics and culture,  United states, politics and government, 1989-,  Politics and government,  Political parties,  Kulturkonflikt,  Parteiensystem,  Politischer Wandel

Places: United States

Times: 1989-