1st Edition
A Divided Union Structural Challenges to Bipartisanship in America
List of Editors and Contributors
Preface
Eduardo Gamarra and Dario Moreno
Acknowledgments
Dario Moreno, Eduardo Gamarra, Rep. Patrick E. Murphy, Rep. David Jolly, and Anthony Kusich
Introduction
Rep. Patrick E. Murphy and Rep. David Jolly
Chapter One: The Geography of Polarization
Patrick J. Villalonga and Dario Moreno
Chapter Two: Demographic Change
Susan A. MacManus and Anthony A. Cilluffo
Chapter Three: The Polarization of the Media
Sara Gorman
Chapter Four: Gerrymandering
Brian Amos
Chapter Five: Money in Politics
Sean D. Foreman
Chapter Six: The Structure of Primaries
Steve Vancore, Glenn Burhans, Dario Moreno, Anthony Kusich,
and Patrick J. Villalonga
Chapter Seven: No "Regular Order"
Nicol C. Rae
Chapter Eight: Cameras and Legislative Committees
Kathryn DePalo-Gould
Chapter Nine: The Demise of Relationships in Washington, D.C.
Thomas B. Langhorne
Chapter Ten: The Disappearance of Bipartisan Representation
Todd Makse
Conclusion
Rep. Patrick E. Murphy, Rep. David Jolly, Dario Moreno, Eduardo Gamarra,
and Anthony Kusich
Biography
Dario Moreno is an Associate Professor in the Department of Politics & International Relations at Florida International University.
Eduardo Gamarra is a Professor in the Department of Politics & International Relations at Florida International University.
Rep. Patrick E. Murphy represented Florida's 18th district, covering the Treasure Coast and northern Palm Beach County, from 2013 until 2017. He is now Executive Vice President of Coastal Construction Group and a Senior Fellow at Florida International University's Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs.
Rep. David Jolly represented Florida's 13th Congressional District, including the communities of St. Petersburg, Clearwater, and surrounding beaches, from 2014 until 2017. He is now Executive Vice President of Shumaker Advisors Florida and a political analyst for the networks and media platforms of NBC Universal.
Praise for A Divided Union
"Over the past several decades, the institutions and norms that our political system had come to depend on have deteriorated as hyper-partisanship has taken an even greater hold. It is vital that Congress – and indeed, the American electorate – rededicates itself to comity and compromise before these necessary principles are lost forever. A Divided Union investigates the deep-rooted causes of our political dysfunction, and proposes solutions that all students of American politics should heed."-- Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell (D-ME)
"The strength of the American character has long derived from our ability to forge consensus and rise to the challenges before us. Yet the growing divide between the parties has hastened the deterioration of our political discourse, as well as prevented us from addressing the vast number of urgent issues we face as a country. It is my hope that the root causes addressed in A Divided Union reignite a much-need discussion on the state of our politics, and that our elected leaders soon rise to the occasion this moment demands."-- Former Governor Jeb Bush (R-FL)
"This is an immensely readable book that is familiar with the scholarly literature yet doesn’t get bogged down in academic debate that would be superfluous in a reader for undergraduates. The chapter on the impact of the media on Congress is the best short treatment of the subject I’ve seen. In sum, this is one of those rare textbooks that would actually be fun to read."
-- Ross Baker, Rutgers University
