Louisiana: Two-Party Growth and Increasing Party Polarization

Authors

  • Robert E. Hogan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.2374-7781.2003.24.0.53-68

Abstract

This paper examines party organizations in Louisiana from the perspective of those at the grassroots. An assessment of local organizations as well as the attitudes of the party activists them-selves shows that politics in this state are in a period of transition. Over the past decade, Republicans have continued to make significant electoral gains; however, the major changes have occurred within the Democratic Party. The demographic transformation of Democratic activists and their correspond-ing support for more liberal policy positions contributes to an increasingly polarized party system in the state.

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Published

2003-04-01

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Vol. 24: Spring 2003

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