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Surveying critical episodes in the development of American political parties, this book shows how they address three fundamental problems of democracy: how to regulate the number of people seeking public office, how to mobilize voters, and how to achieve and maintain the majorities needed to accomplish goals once in office.

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"A book that must be reckoned with by all scholars of political parties and, more broadly, of American political development." (Polity)"

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    A Paperback / softback by John H. Aldrich

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/05/2011
      ISBN13: 9780226012742, 978-0226012742
      ISBN10: 0226012743
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      Book Synopsis
      Surveying critical episodes in the development of American political parties, this book shows how they address three fundamental problems of democracy: how to regulate the number of people seeking public office, how to mobilize voters, and how to achieve and maintain the majorities needed to accomplish goals once in office.

      Trade Review
      "A book that must be reckoned with by all scholars of political parties and, more broadly, of American political development." (Polity)"

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