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Democrats adrift? (The Political Parties in Flux (II)) William A. Galston.
Public Interest
Fall 2004 i157 p18(17) (5506 words)
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1. Who were the Perot voters and what were their general social and economic characteristics and ideology?
2. Which party has been most successful in winning the Perot voters?
3. Why has the shifting class structure hurt the Democrats?
4. Why is it difficult for Democrats to win in the South?
5. How could the "progressive centrism" discussed by the author conceivably help the Democrats become the majority party again?
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