Party Activists in Virginia, 1991-2001: Finishing the Realignment Cycle

Authors

  • John J. McGlennon

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.2374-7781.2003.24.0.197-211

Abstract

Virginia has become a mature two-party system in recent decades, with Democrats and Republicans actively competing for statewide offices and control of the state legislature. This com-petition has been accompanied by an acceleration of the partisan divide among party activists over issues and ideology, giving voters a clear choice between parties which are much more representative of their national counterparts. The erosion of Democratic dominance has been long accepted, and both GOP and Democratic activists see their party structures strengthening as they prepare for continued electoral competition.

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2003-07-01

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Vol. 24: Summer 2003

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