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Thomas E. Mann Quotes

American - Sociologist | September 10, 1944 -

Presidents are elected not by direct popular vote but by 538 members of the Electoral College.

College Vote Electoral College Direct

But presidential approval also became a surrogate measure of national unity and patriotism.

Patriotism Unity Measure Approval

America is an outlier in the world of democracies when it comes to the structure and conduct of elections.

World America Structure Elections

In addition to the decline in competition, American politics today is characterized by a growing ideological polarization between the two major political parties.

Today Politics Competition Political

First, his job approval ratings have been trending down for many months, a trend that has accelerated in recent weeks as the war on terrorism has been supplanted in the public's mind by corporate scandals, stock market declines, and a growing sense of economic insecurity.

Job War Mind Insecurity Stock Market

Votes in federal elections are cast and counted in a highly decentralized and variable fashion, with no uniform ballots and few national standards.

Fashion Uniform Standards Elections

Responsibility for overseeing the implementation of election law typically resides with partisan officials, many with public stakes in the election outcome.

Responsibility Law Election Outcome

Redistricting is a deeply political process, with incumbents actively seeking to minimize the risk to themselves (via bipartisan gerrymanders) or to gain additional seats for their party (via partisan gerrymanders).

Process Political Party Risk Gain

A healthy degree of party unity among Democrats and Republicans has deteriorated into bitter partisan warfare.

Unity Party Healthy Degree Democrats

With the parties at virtual parity and the ideological gulf between them never greater, the stakes of majority control of Congress are extremely high.

Control Congress Never High Greater

Further-more, partisan attachments powerfully shape political perceptions, beliefs and values, and incumbents enjoy advantages well beyond the way in which their districts are configured.

Political Enjoy Values Way Beyond

Congress requires states to draw single-member districts.

Congress States Draw Districts

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