The Building of a Bifactional Structure: The Democrats in the 1940s

More than half a century ago, the Democratic Party in the US underwent a transition from a party of relative fluid factions to one with a fairly stable bifactional structure according to whether party members were from the North or from the South. Reiter examines when, why and how this transition oc...

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Published in:Political science quarterly 2001-03, Vol.116 (1), p.107-129
Main Author: REITER, HOWARD L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
1940s (Decade) AD
Civil war
Congressional voting
Conservatism
Election results
History
Ideology
Legislative Bodies
Liberalism
New Deal
North and South
Political behavior
Political campaigns
Political conventions
Political History
Political Parties
Politics
Presidential elections
Reelection
Regionalism
Senators
United States
United States of America
United States Senate
Voting
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Summary:More than half a century ago, the Democratic Party in the US underwent a transition from a party of relative fluid factions to one with a fairly stable bifactional structure according to whether party members were from the North or from the South. Reiter examines when, why and how this transition occurred, focusing on two arenas where Democrats from all over the nation assembled--the national party conventions and Congress.
ISSN:0032-3195
1538-165X
DOI:10.2307/2657822