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American electoral politics: a brief introduction
by MICHAEL BÉRUBÉ on SEPTEMBER 3, 2011
[Now updated for clarity and symbolic reasons!]
I can see from the comments on John’s post below that there is some confusion out there about the way the American political system works. Specifically, there seems to be some serious misunderstanding of the dynamics of national elections in the US. So let me try to clear this up once and for all.
You are welcome.
Basically, post-Watergate America works like this. It’s what you might call a “twelve-step
by MICHAEL BÉRUBÉ on SEPTEMBER 3, 2011
[Now updated for clarity and symbolic reasons!]
I can see from the comments on John’s post below that there is some confusion out there about the way the American political system works. Specifically, there seems to be some serious misunderstanding of the dynamics of national elections in the US. So let me try to clear this up once and for all.
You are welcome.
Basically, post-Watergate America works like this. It’s what you might call a “twelve-step