The Goldwater Phenomenon: Purists, Politicians, and the Two-Party System
- 1 July 1965
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Review of Politics
- Vol. 27 (3), 386-413
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0034670500005659
Abstract
THE Goldwater phenomenon is the great mystery of American politics. His nomination as presidential candidate by the Republican Party and his campaign for election have profoundly challenged accepted theories of American politics. Merely to enumerate some of the puzzling questions suggests how badly we need explanations.Keywords
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- Consensus and Ideology in American PoliticsAmerican Political Science Review, 1964
- Issue Conflict and Consensus among Party Leaders and FollowersAmerican Political Science Review, 1960