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Morris P. Fiorina is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and the Wendt Family Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. His current research focuses on elections and public opinion with particular attention to the quality of representation: how well the positions of elected...
Stanford professor debunks political polarization in Tempe campus lecture
The notions of a politically discordant and ideologically polarized American public that dominate American news media outlets are flawed and unfounded, a visiting political science professor said Thursday in a Tempe campus lecture. . . .
Nasty rhetoric could backfire on bill's foes
The verbal nastiness that has shadowed the health care reform debate peaked as the bill rumbled to a finish, with opponents shouting racial epithets and spitting at members of the Congressional Black Caucus while yelling anti-gay slurs at Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass. . . .
Has Partisanship Really Gotten So Bad On Hill? Yes
Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh says his stunning decision not to seek a third term was prompted by the partisanship that has gripped the nation's capital, stunting progress on the country's most pressing issues. . . .
Both Parties Abandon Women’s Rights
When health-care reform passed the House by just two votes late Saturday night, I assumed Speaker Nancy Pelosi had several more votes in her pocket from Blue Dogs who would be there if she needed them. . . .
Democratic race more up in the air
Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) were the winners of California’s presidential primary Tuesday night, but strong performances by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) elsewhere in the nation ensured that the nomination contests for each party would continue past Super Tuesday...
It's Not Change, Stupid
For all the breast-beating and soul-searching being performed by the political elite over why we so badly blew predicting Hillary Clinton’s New Hampshire resurrection, we actually blew something much bigger: understanding the central dynamic of the presidential election...
Failing to Make a ‘Main Street’ Connection
Congressional leaders quickly recognized that enacting an expensive plan to steady the financial industry shortly before an election depended upon convincing voters it was needed to save the economy rather than bail out Wall Street high-fliers...
Obama on verge of breakthrough by carving path along racial divide
Democratic Illinois Sen. Barack Obama has made his place in the history books as an inspirational orator who has become a serious African American candidate for president from a major party - but now, he is approaching what could be his biggest moment of truth...
Polarization in America
The general public is often portrayed as bitterly divided on social, political, and economic issues, but new research shows that most Americans stand in the middle of the political landscape, preferring centrist candidates and holding moderate positions on charged cultural issues. It is the political parties and the media that have ignored this fact and distorted public perceptions.
Obama strikes nerve with call for quick pullout of U.S. troops from Iraq
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's plan to withdraw American combat forces from Iraq created immediate waves Wednesday in his party's presidential race and illustrated how the unpopular war has become the central battleground for the 2008 campaign...
Introducing Hoover podcasts for the midterm elections
The Hoover Institution is releasing the podcast miniseries Decision 2014, which discusses the issues and key players in the 2014 midterm elections.
Congressional Elections in the Post WWII Era Continuity and Change
Red and Blue Nation? Characteristics and Causes of America's Polarized Politics
During the past decade, neither the Democrats nor the Republicans have been able to capture a majority of the vote in national elections. In fact, the country hasn't been so evenly divided since the 1870s. Some say this is evidence of a culture war and a political divide that has split the country into two Americas. Others disagree, arguing that in fact most Americans are in the moderate middle and are divided on relatively few issues. Who's right?
The Political Parties Have Sorted
Although the American public at large has not polarized, it is better sorted than a generation ago. Whereas the parties were once “big tents,” they are now ideologically more homogeneous: liberal Republicans and conservative Democrats have largely disappeared.
The Temptation To Overreach
Today’s parties succumb to the temptation to overreach when in control of an institution. By overreach I mean simply that they attempt to govern in a manner that alienates the marginal members of their electoral majority.
Independents: The Marginal Members Of An Electoral Coalition
Currently, the party balance in the United States is nearly even, roughly one-third Democratic, one-third Republican, and one-third independent, taking turnout into account.
The (Re)Nationalization Of Congressional Elections
In the second half of the twentieth century, elections for the presidency, House, and Senate exhibited a great deal of independence, but the outcomes of congressional elections today are much more closely aligned with those of presidential elections.
Is The US Experience Exceptional?
Research by European scholars clearly answers yes. Their studies paint a picture that is the mirror image of that in the United States. The political class in European democracies is depolarizing and/or de-sorting.
A Historical Perspective
In the first essay of this series I pointed out that contemporary electoral instability resembles the electorally chaotic late nineteenth century period after the return of the Confederate states to the Union.
The 2012 Republican primary after Super Tuesday podcast
What would happen if the Republican primary became a two-man race between Romney and Santorum? According to Doug Rivers, “[Gingrich supporters] split about 60 percent to 40 percent for Santorum over Romney.” So could Newt Gingrich play kingmaker for Rick Santorum?
In this podcast from the Hoover Institution’s 2012 In Perspective series, Doug Rivers, Morris Fiorina, and Tammy Frisby analyze the Republican primary with a look back at Super Tuesday and their views on what lies ahead in the presidential race.