The partisan divide
Subtitle: Congress in crisis
By: by Tom Davis, Martin Frost and Richard E. Cohen
Contributors: Frost, Martin (Jonas Martin), 1942-; Cohen, Richard E.
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Premiere
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Campbell, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
ISBN-13: 9781619331280
Subjects: Politics and government; United States; United States. Congress; Legislative bodies; Reform
Description: Former Congressman Tom Davis, former Congressman Martin Frost and journalist Richard Cohen share their perspectives and insights on the current state of the U.S. Congress and suggest a bipartisan plan for making Congress function again.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-292) and index.
Table of contents: title: The mess we're in: How did we get here, and where do we go from here?; title: Qualifying the expert witnesses; title: The new normal: Divided government; title: The continuing role of race in American politics; title: Redistricing and the art of gerrymandering; title: Moneyball; title: All politics is no longer local; title: Do independents matter? and the collapse of the middle; title: Relying on base voters makes compromise much harder; title: The new media: Polarized and segmented; title: House elections: a science unto themselves; title: Senate elections: Voters still matter; title: When Congress was fun ... and productive; title: Committee selections and leadership elections; title: The big punt; title: The way forward.