The Breakdown of Representation in American Politics

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Channel: Hoover Institution · 2014 · News & Politics

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Morris P. Fiorina , a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, discusses collective representation in US politics, arguing that a series of disconnects exists between the political class and the population as a whole. Topics include comparing the historical instability of politics with the historical stability of the electorate, California politics, and the polarization of politics.

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