Rapoport, Ronald.

Three's a crowd : the dynamic of third parties, Ross Perot, & Republican resurgence / Ronald B. Rapoport and Walter J. Stone. - Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2005. - xii, 281 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the dynamic of third parties -- A theory of third-party support and major-party change -- The rise and fall of Ross Perot and the Reform Party, 1992-2000 -- Was there an issue constituency for Perot? -- Explaining support for Perot -- The decline in support for Perot -- The major party bid for the Perot constituency -- Perot & the Republican resurgence, 1994-2000 -- The mobilization effects of Perot activity -- The impact of Perot on the Republican Party's issue positions -- Conclusion : third parties and political change in America.

0472114530 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780472114535 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Perot, H. Ross, 1930-


Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )


Political parties--United States.

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