- Offers a more comprehensive overview of the independent voter than has been currently published, putting the flesh of voter attitudes and characteristics on the bones of statistics.
- Views independents through the lenses of front-line activism as well as academic analysis, demonstrating independent voter impact on elections.
- Provides a different narrative about the independent voter than most political scientists, offering a distinctly historical and culturally-grounded view.
Thom Reilly is Professor in the School of Public Affairs and Co-director of the Center for an Independent and Sustainable Democracy at Arizona State University.
Jacqueline S. Salit is President of Independent Voting and Co-director of the Center for an Independent and Sustainable Democracy at Arizona State University.
Omar H. Ali is Dean of Lloyd International Honors College and Professor of African-American political history at the University of North Carolina Greensboro.
Title: The Independent Voter
Author: Reilly, Thom,Salit, Jacqueline S.,Ali, Omar H.
ISBN: 9781032147345
Binding:
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2022-09-30
Number of Pages: 182
Weight: 0.4310 kg
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Praise for The Independent Voter
""""""""This book’s exploration of [independent voters] is important and honest. The major media organizations try to marginalize this group as being secretly partisan, or not holding any consistent beliefs. These organizations are trying to marginalize Independent voters because they know that we’re actually the majority, and if we band together, we can take this country back from the extreme partisans they represent.""""""""
--Andrew Yang, from the Foreword
""""""""The Independent Voter does a fantastic job chronicling the rise, and power, of the fastest-growing segment of the electorate in the United States. It is clear that more and more Americans are tired of partisan gridlock and want their leaders to be public servants, not party servants. Republicans and Democratic leaders should take note and anyone interested in the future of American democracy should read this book.""""""""
--Arnold Schwarzenegger, former governor of California
""""""""This work seeks to prove that independent voters do indeed exist and are a powerful force. Thus, anyone interested in elections, voters, and the possibility of reimagining our two-party system should read this book!""""""""
--Cathy J. Cohen, University of Chicago
""""""""If you are interested in America's independent voters, you must read this book. It analyzes who independent voters are and makes a strong argument about how those not registered with a political party face ballot access challenges in states across the country. This book provocatively grapples with who independent voters are and why they matter.""""""""
--Christian Grose, University of Southern California
""""""""The Independent Voter is an important work, both a piece of scholarship and a smoke signal, a cloud on the horizon, a shift in barometric pressure. Reilly, Salit and Ali paint a picture of an emergence, a political sensibility that simultaneously goes back to the founding of the country and looks forward to a more innovative and free-flowing manner of conducting political life in the 21st century. It's a book about possibility--how ordinary American voters are refusing to play by the partisan rules and are driving the country towards a new culture of self-governance. Read this book if you want to be inspired!""""""""
--John Opdycke, President of Open Primaries
Praise for The Independent Voter
""""""""This book’s exploration of [independent voters] is important and honest. The major media organizations try to marginalize this group as being secretly partisan, or not holding any consistent beliefs. These organizations are trying to marginalize Independent voters because they know that we’re actually the majority, and if we band together, we can take this country back from the extreme partisans they represent.""""""""
--Andrew Yang, from the Foreword
""""""""The Independent Voter does a fantastic job chronicling the rise, and power, of the fastest-growing segment of the electorate in the United States. It is clear that more and more Americans are tired of partisan gridlock and want their leaders to be public servants, not party servants. Republicans and Democratic leaders should take note and anyone interested in the future of American democracy should read this book.""""""""
--Arnold Schwarzenegger, former governor of California
""""""""This work seeks to prove that independent voters do indeed exist and are a powerful force. Thus, anyone interested in elections, voters, and the possibility of reimagining our two-party system should read this book!""""""""
--Cathy J. Cohen, University of Chicago
""""""""If you are interested in America's independent voters, you must read this book. It analyzes who independent voters are and makes a strong argument about how those not registered with a political party face ballot access challenges in states across the country. This book provocatively grapples with who independent voters are and why they matter.""""""""
--Christian Grose, University of Southern California
""""""""The Independent Voter is an important work, both a piece of scholarship and a smoke signal, a cloud on the horizon, a shift in barometric pressure. Reilly, Salit and Ali paint a picture of an emergence, a political sensibility that simultaneously goes back to the founding of the country and looks forward to a more innovative and free-flowing manner of conducting political life in the 21st century. It's a book about possibility--how ordinary American voters are refusing to play by the partisan rules and are driving the country towards a new culture of self-governance. Read this book if you want to be inspired!""""""""
--John Opdycke, President of Open Primaries
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