| Description |
321 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-292) and index. |
| Summary |
"Congress is incapable of reforming itself without a good kick in the seat from the American public. Frost and Davis, with great insight and skill, along with a wealth of anecdotes and photos, dissect the causes of legislative gridlock and offer a common sense, bipartisan plan for making our Congress function again." - Back cover. |
| Contents |
The mess we're in: How did we get here, and where do we go from here? -- Qualifying the expert witnesses -- The new normal: Divided government -- The continuing role of race in American politics -- Redistricing and the art of gerrymandering -- Moneyball -- All politics is no longer local -- Do independents matter? and the collapse of the middle -- Relying on base voters makes compromise much harder -- The new media: Polarized and segmented -- House elections: a science unto themselves -- Senate elections: Voters still matter -- When Congress was fun ... and productive -- Committee selections and leadership elections -- The big punt -- The way forward. |
| Subject |
Political parties.
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United States. Congress.
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Political participation.
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United States -- Politics and government.
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| Added Author |
Frost, Martin, author.
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Cohen, Richard E., author.
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| ISBN |
9781619331280 |
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