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Political Parties
4/17/2012
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Clearly Communicated Learning Objectives in Written Form
• Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:– discuss and critically analyze political events in the
United States government– students will be able to identify and explain the
role of informal institutions and their effect on policy.
– students will be able to assess the 2010 and 2012 elections without resorting to partisan bickering.
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Office Hours and Readings
• Chapter 7• Office Hours– Today 11-2– Wednesday 10-2
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THE PARTIES ARE DIFFERENT
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For Groups to Matter
• They must be large
• They must vote
• They Must be loyal
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Race
• Race is more important than class
• African Americans form a political self-conscious group. And Identify with the Democratic Party
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Unlike other nations, social class doesn’t dominate
• The Parties do not try to exploit social class
• We are all middle class
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Social Class and Partisanship
Republicans• Do better with poor whites in
the South
• Do better with Upper Middle Class voters
• Historically have done better with Middle Class voters
Democrats• Do better with poor and
working class
• Do better with the very wealthiest
• Do better with Union Members
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Women and Voting
• Women vote more than men
• The Gender Gap– Women vote more for Democratic Candidates– Ranges from 5-10 Points in Presidential elections
– Issue ownership
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Gender in 2008
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Marital Status
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Married vs. Single Women
• Married women vote more Republican
• Self-Identified Feminists are very Democratic
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Where are the Votes?
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Gender in 2010
• The Gap is Down to 1%, the Republicans fare much better
• Romney needs something similar if he is to win.
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvFzgb7wKlc
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Religion
• Americans tend to be more religious than other Western nations.
• We belong to churches and go more than other nations
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Jewish Voters
• The Exception to the Rule
• Share many Republican characteristics, but are Democratic
• More liberal than other groups, except on Israel policy
• Meet all 3 criteria in 2 states
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The Religion Gap
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The biggest differences lie in the beliefs of activists on both sides
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WHAT ABOUT THIRD PARTIES?
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What is it
• Any party other than the major 2
• Can be a third, fourth etc.
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How Do Third Parties Emerge
• New Parties come from– The Gap between the
parties– On the fringe– From within the party
• Around an Emerging Issue
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What Third Parties Want to Do
Win elections Threaten Existing Parties
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Why They Lose
• The System is Geared against them
• It is easy to steal their issues
• They run political nobodies
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"In no country of the world, has the principle of association been more successfully used or applied to a greater multitude of objects than in America“
Alexis de Tocqueville
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The Interest Groups in the Constitution
• No specific mention
• Feared by the framers
• Lets pray that Madison is right
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WHAT DO INTEREST GROUPS DO
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All interest Groups Must:
• Share an interest
• Know the Interest
• Be Organized
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Political Interest Groups
• Are private
• Non-Governmental
• Seek policy
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What do they Do
• Link Members to Government
• Represent Members views
• Educate members and the public
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WHY INTEREST GROUPS FORM
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Constitutional Reasons
• Protected by the First Amendment
• The right to “peaceably assemble”
• Federalism
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Diversity
• Our diverse society creates many differences which give rise to different interests and view on public issues– Issue Diversity
– Ideological Diversity
– Economic Diversity
– Racial and Ethnic Diversity
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Traditional Pluralist Theory
• Writings of David Truman (no relation to Harry)
• Groups will form naturally to press their views on government
• Even Unformed groups play a role
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Disturbance Theory
• Groups will respond to other groups
• What will they do– Change the Status Quo– Return to the status quo– Go in a new Direction
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THE LOGIC OF COLLECTIVE ACTIONAn Alternate theory of Group Formation
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Collective Action
• The Writings of Mancur Olson
• Groups form if it is convenient
• Groups form for Benefits
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Logistics of Group Formation
• Potential Membership– Big groups form more easily (fewer costs)– Small groups have to share less (more benefits)
• Geography (not as important today)
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Direct Benefits
• Benefits that only members get
• Excludes Non-members
• Economic benefits are most lucrative
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Collective benefits
• Benefits that the group works for....
• Everyone gets
• No One is Denied
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Groups that Provide Collective Benefits
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Overcoming the Free-Rider Problem
• You have to offer people some incentive to join
• Appeal to our greed, or appeal to our ideology
• These are selective incentives
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Selective Incentives
Tangible Benefits• Real benefits given to
members by the group
• People outside of the group do not get the goodies
• The AARP
Ideological Benefits• Moral incentives
• Appeals to one’s ideology
• Guilt-ing People
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Groups that cannot offer any benefits will not be able to form
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KINDS OF INTEREST GROUPS
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Private Interest Groups
• Limit their Membership and their benefits
• Business Groups
• Labor Unions
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Public Interest Groups
• Concerned with that group’s perception of the general welfare of the population
• Anyone can join
• Everyone receives the benefits
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Single Issue Groups
• Concerned with a single policy issue
• Ensures that members know what they do
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Umbrella Groups
• Concerned with multiple issues within a larger policy area
• Potential for more resources
• Potential for in-fighting
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Interest Groups Today
• Fragmentation
• Specialization
• Cannibalization– Greenpeace vs. Whale
Wars
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COMPONENTS OF INTEREST GROUP POWER
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Money and Size
• This is a recursive relationship
• There is a problem of being “too big”
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Cohesion and Intensity
• Does the group stick together
• Are the members willing to fight for the interests of the group
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Access
• The Number one goal of an interest group
• If no one hears your message, it is wasted