Parties in the Electorate Part I

 For Thursday, read Hershey ch. 8.

Apr 2, 4: Oral Presentations, 6-age research paper -- on any relevant topic of your choice -- due April 8.  

Party registration is not the same as party identification

These 19 states do not provide for party preferences in voter registration: Alabama, Georgia, Hawaii,  Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

Thirty-one states and DC do register by party.

Party change over time: another look at the cinematic map

Trends in party affiliation through 2014:

Recent trends (with leaners) --"The myth of the independent" (Hershey, p. 138).

Coming Apart

• Neighborhoods
• Race, ethnicity, education and party bases
• Aversive Partisanship
• Example: "If you are a zombie or a human rodent who wants a shadow-life of timid conformity, then put away this essay and go memorize the poetry of Amanda Gorman. Real men and women who love honor and beauty, keep reading."
• "Nearly a quarter of college students wouldn't be friends with someone who voted for the other presidential candidate — with Democrats far more likely to dismiss people than Republicans — according to new Generation Lab/Axios polling."
• Dating and marriage
• News sources and Factual beliefs
• Rationalization
• Authoritarianism and violence:

Religion
The God Gap: