Beneath the Two-Party System

Michael Barone

CONSERVATIVES like to assume that politics is pretty much a simple thing these days. In this view, most Americans are conservative and Republican. All that remains to be done is to make sure the Republican Party nominates a reliable conservative, who will promptly win the election and set a conservative course for the country.

About the Author

Michael Barone

Michael Barone is a senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and longtime co-author of The Almanac of American Politics. © 2018 Creators.com

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Michael Barone

CONSERVATIVES like to assume that politics is pretty much a simple thing these days. In this view, most Americans are conservative and Republican. All that remains to be done is to make sure the Republican Party nominates a reliable conservative, who will promptly win the election and set a conservative course for the country.

About the Author

Michael Barone

Michael Barone is a senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and longtime co-author of The Almanac of American Politics. © 2018 Creators.com