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Democracy Betrayed
Steven Rosenfeld
其他書名
How Superdelegates, Redistricting, Party Insiders, and the Electoral College Rigged the 2016 Election
出版Simon and Schuster, 2018-03-06
主題Political Science / Political Process / Campaigns & ElectionsPolitical Science / Civics & CitizenshipPolitical Science / Public Affairs & AdministrationPolitical Science / American Government / Executive BranchPolitical Science / Commentary & OpinionPolitical Science / Political Ideologies / Nationalism & PatriotismPolitical Science / Political Ideologies / Conservatism & LiberalismPolitical Science / Political Process / Political PartiesPolitical Science / Political Process / Political Advocacy
ISBN15107294619781510729469
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=sGeCDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋An impassioned takedown of the undemocratic features of American electoral politics and their role in the 2016 election. Americans are taught to cherish our democracy, especially our right to vote. But after the 2016 presidential election, we are confronted, yet again, with the reality that our system is neither free nor fair. Almost every step along the way is filled with intentional and unintentional pitfalls, barriers, and dysfunction. The results disadvantage, discourage, and ultimately disenfranchise, but a myth persists that our elections and democracy are exemplary. Our system is adept at pre-empting the very citizens whose participation would upend governing classes and economic elites. That’s done by making voting more complicated, less accountable and resistant to reform. Whether we’re talking about voter ID laws, superdelegates, convoluted state recount rules, or the archaic Electoral College, procedures have greater weight than democratic principles, or evidence-based determinations. Democracy Betrayed catalogs the long litany of ways our elections failed, and continue to fail, their billing as model democracy. It will look through the lens of impassioned skepticism, highlighting what went wrong and conveying why that need not be the case. More people registered to vote in 2016 than ever before, even if turnout was about the same as 2012. That shows people want a system they can believe in. This book will speak to them and show them how they can fight for a better democracy.