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The Hollow Parties: The Many Pasts and Disordered Present of American Party PoliticsBook

by Daniel Schlozman and Sam Rosenfeld

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Matthew Yglesias
Writes Slow Boring, a near-daily newsletter on American politics and public policy; co-founded Vox in 2014 and left it in 2020.
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A much better explanation is suggested in a book coming out next spring, “The Hollow Parties.” It was written by two friends of mine, and I got to read in draft form. The book itself is a fascinating history of the two parties, but the hollowness thesis speaks particularly to the present.

Free preview of a Slow Boring post about why the two parties struggle to pick strong nominees, citing the book's forthcoming "hollowness" thesis.

slowboring.com ↗·2023-11-13

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